Albunea catherinae

Author
Boyko, 2002

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
64 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Virginia–Florida, North Gulf of Mexico
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • infaunal
  • burrower
References

  • Boyko, C. B. 2002. A worldwide revision of the Recent and fossil sand crabs of the Albuneidae Stimpson and Blepharipodidae, new family (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura: Hippoidea). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 272: 1–396.

Endnotes

  • Prior to its description by Boyko (2002), most reports of this species in the Gulf of Mexico appeared under A. paretii, with which it was long confused.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Felder, D. L., F. Álvarez, J. W. Goy, and R. Lemaitre. 2009. Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with Comments on the Amphionidacea, Pp. 1019–1104 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-13-2024.

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