Decapoda - Brachyura - Pseudorhombilidae - Garthiope

Garthiope barbadensis (Rathbun, 1921)



World Distribution
Felder et al. (2009, Checklist) - Western Atlantic, 1-80 m. E Fla–Fla Keys, Antil, Col, Brazil.

Environnement : Marine - Substrat/Association : Hard bottom (rock and rubbles)

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 1-80 m

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: ICA (Guadeloupe, Barbados). 1-80 m. WA.
Pilumnus barbadensis Rathbun, 1921: 73, Barbados [Barbados-Antigua Expedition 1918].
Micropanope barbadensis - Rathbun, 1930: 446, Barbados.
Garthiope barbadensis - Guinot, 1990: 473, Barbados [Barbados-Antigua Expedition, USNM 75722].
Garthiope barbadensis - Guadeloupe, Karubenthos 2012, det. J. Poupin October 2013, 1 female 5.1x6.7 mm, MNHN-IU-2013-16264, st GB35 (2 m), JL1525a (photo labo, first id as G. spinipes, but see Guinot, 1990: 472 key: larger palm is not almost totally smooth as in G. spinipes); 1 female ov. 2.2x3.1 mm, 1 male 2.8x4.0 mm, MNHN-IU-2013-16263, st. GR10 (29 m), photo male pleopod, juvenile aspect but reasonably match illustration in Guinot (1990: 477, fig. 5); 1 male juv, MNHN-IU-2013-16265, st. GS26 (16 m), noJL.

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