Macropodia intermedia Bouvier 1940

Macropodia intermedia Bouvier, 1940

Macropodia longirostris var. intermedia Bouvier, 1940:366.—Capart, 1951:76.

?Macropodia gilsoni.—Maurin, 1968a:48, 62; 1968b:484, 486, 489, fig. 5 [not Macropodia gilsoni (Capart, 1951)].

MATERIAL EXAMINED.—Pillsbury Material: None.

Other Material: Morocco: No specific locality, holotype of Macropodia longirostris var. intermedia, 1 (MP).

DISTRIBUTION.—Eastern Atlantic, from the NW coast of Africa, sublittoral. All but the first of the following records require verification:

Morocco: Atlantic coast (Bouvier, 1940).

Spanish Sahara: Pulpito Bay, 20–30 m (Capart, 1951). Between Cabo Corbeiro and Cabo Blanco, 60–80 m (Maurin, 1968a). Between Cabo Barbas and Cabo Blanco, 50–90 m (Maurin, 1968b).

Mauritania: S Banc d'Arguin, 90–150 m (Maurin, 1968a). Banc d'Arguin, 40–60, 60–70, 90–100 m (Maurin, 1968b).

Macropodia longicornis (A. Milne Edwards and Bouvier, 1899)

Macropodia longicornis.—Monod, 1956:562 [references].

DISTRIBUTION.—Cape Verde Islands; sublittoral, to at least 275 m.

Macropodia longipes (A. Milne Edwards and Bouvier, 1899)

Stenorhynchus longipes A. Milne Edwards and Bouvier, 1899: 48.

?Macropodia longirostris.—Monod, 1956:559 [references].—Rossignol, 1957:115 [key].—Pérès, 1964:20 [Morocco]. [Not Cancer longirostris Fabricius, 1775.]

Macropodia longipes.—Forest and Gantés, 1960:357 [Morocco].—Forest and Zariquiey Alvarez, 1964:226, 241 [key], figs. 2, 6, 13 [review of Mediterranean species].—Forest, 1965b:349, 350 [discussion].—Bas, Arias, and Guerra, 1976, table 3 [Spanish Sahara].—Türkay, 1976a:25 [listed], 40, fig. 33 [Portugal, Morocco].

Macropodia tenuirostris longipes.—Forest, 1978:337, figs. 9, 16.

MATERIAL EXAMINED.—Pillsbury Material: Liberia: Sta 82, 146–150 m, 1, 1 ov (L).

Nigeria: Sta 255, 264–269 m, 3, 2 (1 ov) (L, W).

Geronimo Material: Gabon: Sta 197, 200 m, 1 (W).

Other Material: Mauritania: Off Cabo Blanco, 240 m, Talisman, 13 Jul 1883, syntype, 1 ov (W, USNM 22979).

DESCRIPTION.—Capart, 1951:77.

Figures: Capart, 1951, fig. 23; Monod, 1956, figs. 823–827.

Male Pleopod: Monod, 1956, fig. 827 (Senegal).

MEASUREMENTS.—Carapace lengths of males 12.3 to 21 mm, of non-ovigerous females 11.8 to 15.2 mm, of ovigerous females 8.0 to 13.8 mm.

BIOLOGY.—Macropodia macrocheles is a deep water species, occurring between 96 and 300 m on soft bottoms (mud and sand, muddy sand), generally in depths greater than 150 m.

Ovigerous females have been taken in January, February, May, June, and December (Capart, 1951; Monod, 1956; Pillsbury).

DISTRIBUTION.—West Africa, from localities between Mauritania and Angola, in depths between 96 and 300 m. Monod (1956) reported the species from Senegal and Sierra Leone; since 1956 it has been taken from the following localities:

Guinea-Bissau: 10°32′N, 16°53.5′W, 174 m (Forest and Guinot, 1966).

Sierra Leone: 08°45′N, 14°38′W, 220–240 m (Longhurst, 1958).

Liberia: 04°57′N, 09°30′W to 04°58′N, 09°32′W, 146–150 m (Voss, 1966).

Angola: Baía dos Tigres, 150–200 m (Guinot and Ribeiro, 1962).

*Macropodia spinulosa (Miers, 1881)

Stenorhynchus rostratus var. spinulosus Miers, 1881a:206.

Stenorhynchus phalangium.—Studer, 1882:335; 1883:7 [not Cancer phalangium Fabricius, 1775].

Macropodia rostrata spinulosa.—Rathbun, 1900a:293 [listed].

Macropodia rostrata.—Rathbun, 1900a:293 [listed].—Balss, 1922:71.—Odhner, 1923:18.—Monod, 1933b:501 [listed].—Capart, 1951:74, pl. 1: fig. 3.—Sourie, 1954b:147.—Monod, 1956:562, figs. 828–836.—Rossignol, 1957:115 [key].—Longhurst, 1958:89.—Gauld, 1960:72.—Guinot and Ribeiro, 1962:78, pl. 4: figs. 2, 3.—Forest and Guinot, 1966:116.—Le Loeuff and Intès, 1968:46, table 1.—Crosnier, 1970:1218. [Not Macropodia rostrata (Linnaeus, 1761).]

Stenorhynchus rostratus.—Doflein, 1904:69.—Lenz and Strunck, 1914:272 [part, not South African specimens?]. [Not Macropodia rostrata (Linnaeus, 1761).]

?Stenorhynchus phalangium.—Stimpson, 1907:22 [Madeira] [not Cancer phalangium Fabricius, 1775].

MATERIAL EXAMINED.—Pillsbury Material: Ivory Coast: Sta 46, 38–42 m, mud with dense Jullienella, 5, 10 (7 ov) (W). Sta 47, 37 m, bottom with Jullienella, 1 (L). Sta 48, 22 m, 1, 3 ov (L). Sta 65, 46–49 m, 1 (L).

Ghana: Sta 16, 46 m, mud with Foraminifera, shells, 1, 1 (W). Sta 17, 48 m, fine sand and green mud, 1 (L). Sta 23, 42 m, foliate brown to orange bryozoans, 2, 2 ov (L). Sta 24, 35–37 m, dark red bryozoans, 2, 1 ov (W). Sta 28, 49–53 m, 10, 8 (6 ov) (L).

Nigeria: Sta 248, 33 m, 1 (W).

Undaunted Material: Angola: Sta 95, 126 m, 1 ov (L).

Other Material: Dahomey: Off Grand-Popo, 30 m, Petersen grab, 23 Feb 1964, Guinean Trawling Survey, Tr 34, Sta 2, 1 (L).

Congo: Off Pointe-Noire, 04°48′S, 11°39′E, 54–56 m, Ombango, A. Crosnier, 23 Sep 1965, 1 (W).

DESCRIPTION.—Capart, 1951:74.

Figures: Capart, 1951, pl. 1: fig. 3; Monod, 1956, figs. 828–836.

Male Pleopod: Monod, 1956, figs. 834–836 (Senegal).

MEASUREMENTS.—Carapace lengths of males 5 to 18.7 mm, of non-ovigerous females 10 to 11 mm, of ovigerous females 11 to 16 mm. Capart (1951) noted that his largest specimens were a male cl 17 mm, cb 12 mm and a female cl 16.5 mm, cb 13 mm.

Macropodia intermedia Bouvier

Macropodia longirostris var. intermedia Bouvier, 1940:366.—Capart, 1951:76–77.

Macropodia formosa [var.] Barnard, 1950:18, fig. 2j [called “var.” in legend].

Achaeopsis gilsoni Capart, 1951:65–67, fig. 20, pl. 1: figs. 4, 10; pl. 2: fig. 3.

Macropodia gilsoni.—Monod, 1956:555–559, figs. 811–822.

Macropodia intermedia.—Guinot and Ribeiro, 1962:78.—Forest and Guinot, 1966:115–116.—Crosnier, 1970:1218.

MATERIAL EXAMINED.—1 , 2 , (1 ovig.), 12.5–17.2 mm, ovig. 14.5 mm (USNM 135185–86).

Anton Bruun Cruises: E of Durban, Sta. 392K, 38 m, 1 spec; Sta. 394B, 68–70 m, 2 specs.

DISTRIBUTION.—Eastern Atlantic from Morocco to southern Angola; Western Indian Ocean: off Natal coast.