Decapoda - Brachyura - Ethusidae - Ethusa

Ethusa americana A. Milne-Edwards, 1880



World Distribution
Felder et al. (2009) - 3-95 m. NCar–GMx, Antil, Brazil.

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

Vertical range : Shallow-waters (0-100 m) - Min-Max observed: 3-95 m

Lesser Antilles data
Distribution: VGI (St Thomas), IOV (Los Roques). 3-95 m. WA.
Ethusa mascarone americana. - Rathbun, 1933: 105, St Thomas. - Rathbun, 1937: 78, St Thomas. - Chace, 1956: 154, Los Roques. - Rodríguez, 1980: 252, Los Roques.
Comment: Ethusa macarone (Herbst, 1785) is restricted to the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (see d'Udekem d'Acoz, 1999: 203) while E. america A. Milne-Edwards, 1880, described from West Florida, is from the western Atlantic (Felder et al., 2009).

References : PDF list, 214 pp (1.4 Mo)

This species in Worms Database