Dyspanopeus texanus

Author
(Stimpson,1859)
Common Names
  • Gulf Grassflat Crab
  • Say's Mud Crab
  • Texas Mud Crab

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
51 meters
Overall Geographic Range
south Florida–Gulf of Mexico
Habitat-Biology
  • coral reef
  • benthic
  • associated with aquatic vegetation
  • soft substrate (muds, sands, clays)
  • loose rubble or coral fragments
Microhabitat
  • seagrass bed
  • sand
  • coral rubble
References

  • Abele, L. G. 1972 A reevaluation of the Neopanope texana-sayi complex with notes on N. packardii (Crustacea: Decapoda: Xanthidae) in the northwestern Atlantic. Chesapeake Science 13: 263–271.

  • Hildebrand, H. H. 1958. Estudios biologicos preliminaries sobre la Laguna Madre de Tamaulipas. Ciencia, Revista Hispano-americana de Ciencias puras y aplicadas 17: 151–173.

  • 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.

  • Raz-Guzman, A., and L. J. Sánchez. 1996. Catálogo illustrado de cangrejos braquiuros (Crustacea) de la Laguna de Tamiahua, Veracruz, Mexico. Cuadernos del Instituto de Biología (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México) 31: 1–52.

Endnotes

  • Records include ULLZ 4039 from Rio Lagartos, northern Yucatan, ID by D. L. Felder.

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, 05-05-2024.

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