Dissodactylus primitivus

Author
Bouvier, 1917

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Min Depth
15 meters
Max Depth
55 meters
Overall Geographic Range
east Florida–Gulf of Mexico, Antilles, Panama
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • soft substrate
  • symbiotic
  • epibiotic
References

  • Griffith, H. 1987. Taxonomy of the genus Dissodactylus (Crustacea: Brachyura: Pinnotheridae), with descriptions of three new species. Bulletin of Marine Science 40: 397–422.

  • Powers, L. W. 1977. A catalogue and bibliography to the crabs (Brachyura) of the Gulf of Mexico. Contributions in Marine Science 20 (Supplement): 1–190.

  • Rathbun, M. J. 1918. The grapsoid crabs of America. Bulletin of the U.S. National Museum 97: i–xxii, 1–461.

  • Telford, M. 1978. Post-larval growth in two species of Dissodactylus (Brachyura: Pinnotheridae). Bulletin of Marine Science 28: 645–650.

Endnotes

  • While this species continues to be sometimes listed under D. borradailei Rathbun, 1918, Telford (1978) concluded that name to be a junior synonym of D. primitivus; in error, both are listed in McLaughlin et al. (2005).

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, 04-19-2024.

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