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CRABS (BRACHYURA) OF THE GULF OF MEXICO

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82 Lawrence W. Powers<br />

eastern Atlantic—from Cape Verde Island and Senegal to Angola; in eastern<br />

Pacific—from Lower California (Mexico) to Peru; Galapagos Islands; Clipperton<br />

Island.<br />

Depth: shallow water to 105 m (to 57 fm).<br />

Habitat: sandy bottoms; from areas of reefs, rocks, and shell rubble.<br />

Remarks: Listed from Texas by Leary (1967) and confirmed by Felder<br />

(1973a). Garth and Stephenson (1966) commented on Pacific distribution and<br />

African collections were examined by Forest and Guinot (1966). Listed from<br />

Brazil to a depth of 105 m bj' Coelho and Ramos (1972).<br />

Cronius tumidulus (Stimpson, 1871) (Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 2: 149)<br />

Rathbun, 1930, p. 142, pi. 64; Rathbmi, 1933, p. 51, fig. 43.<br />

Range: Bermuda; Bahamas; Florida Keys and Dry Tortugas; west coast of<br />

Florida; north and south coasts of Cuba; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; Virgin Islands;<br />

Netherlands Antilles; Old Providence Island (Carib.); Ceara to Bahia, Brazil.<br />

Depth: 5 to 73 m (3 to 40 fm).<br />

Habitat: coral, sand, and rock bottoms; grass, seaweed, and Sargassum.<br />

Remarks: Listed from Brazil bj^ Coelho and Ramos, 1972.<br />

Lupella Rathbun, 1897<br />

Lupella forceps (Fabricius, 1793) (Entom. Syst. omend. auct., vol. 2, p. 449)<br />

Rathbun, 1930, p. 133, pi, 57; Rathbun, 1933, p. 50, fig. 41.<br />

Range: north coast of Cuba; Jamaica; Haiti; Puerto Rico; St. Thomas, Virgin<br />

Islands; Martinique.<br />

Depth: 13 to 15 m (7 to 8.5 fm).<br />

Habitat: mud bottoms.<br />

Portunus Weber, 1795<br />

(This genus has traditionally been divided into subgenera, based on<br />

morphological critera. Modem studies of Portunus (Stephenson and Rees,<br />

1967; Stephenson, Williams, and Lance, 1968) have raised serious doubts<br />

about the subgeneric relationships and they suggest that further study<br />

will be necessary to define the complex phylogenetic affinities of this<br />

group, including the closely related genera, Arenaeus and Callinectes.<br />

As in Williams (1965), subgeneric catagories are deleted here.)<br />

Portunus anceps (Saussure, 1858) (Mem. Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat. Geneve 14:<br />

434)<br />

Hay & Shore, 1918, p. 431, pi. 33, fig. 8; Rathbun, 1930, p. 42, pi. 15; Rathbun,<br />

1933, p. 46; Williams, 1965, p. 163, fig. 145.<br />

Range: North Carolina; Bennuda; Bahamas; Florida Keys; north and south<br />

coasts of Cuba; Caribbean coast of Yucatan; Jamaica; Puerto Rico; St. Thomas,<br />

Virgin Islands to Guadeloupe; Panama to Bahia, Brazil.<br />

Depth: surface to 103 m (to 56 fm).

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