Libinia dubia

Author
H. Milne Edwards, 1834
Common Names
  • Longnose Spider Crab

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Min Depth
1 meters
Max Depth
46 meters
Overall Geographic Range
Massachusetts–Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas, Cuba
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • soft substrate
  • loose rubble or coral fragments
  • associated with aquatic vegetation
  • coastal lagoon
Microhabitat
  • sand
  • shell debris
References

  • 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. 1925. The spider crabs of America. Bulletin of the U.S. National Museum 129: i–x, 1–613.

  • 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.

  • Williams, A. B. 1984b. Shrimps, Lobsters, and Crabs of the Atlantic Coast of the Eastern United States, Maine to Florida. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.

Endnotes

  • Manning and Holthuis (1981) conclude that both previous reports of this species from West Africa, and its subsequent correction to L. erinacea, are in error.

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, 05-03-2024.

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