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Salmoneus arubae (Schmitt)

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Salmoneus arubae (Schmitt)

Jousseaumea arubae Schmitt, 1936:366, pl. 12: figs. 2a–g.

TYPE-LOCALITY.—Punta Braboe (Oranjestad), Aruba.

DISTRIBUTION.—Known only from the unique type-specimen from the littoral zone of Aruba.

* 145. Salmoneus ortmanni (Rankin)

Athanas ortmanni Rankin, 1898:251, pl. 30: fig. 7.

Jousseaumea ortmanni.—Schmitt 1936:367, pl. 12: figs. 2h, i.

MATERIAL.—Bahía de la Ascensión (Sta. 67–60: 1 juv.; Sta. 72–60: 1 ; Sta. 77–60: 1 ; Sta. 82–60: 1 ovig. with bopyrid abdominal parasite; Sta. 85–60: 1 , 2 ovig. ; Sta. 87–60: 1 ; Sta. 91–60: 2 , 1 ovig. ; Sta. 95–60: 1 ).—Bahía del Espíritu Santo (Sta. 41–60: 1 ).

HABITAT.—Most of the specimens were collected on turtle-grass flats to a depth of 6 feet, but three specimens came from tide pools and rocks near low-tide level and one specimen was apparently taken from much eroded coral standing in 10 feet of water.

TYPE-LOCALITY.—Near Nassau, New Providence Island, Bahamas.

DISTRIBUTION.—Bermudas, Bahamas, and Yucatan Peninsula; littoral and upper sublittoral.

*Genus Synalpheus Bate, 1888

Most of the numerous subspecies described by Coutière (1909) are not recognized in this report. Many are sympatric with the typical form of the species concerned, and there seems little doubt that most of them display only varietal differences. Their prevalance, however, emphasizes the amount of variability encountered in the genus and the difficulty in finding specifically stable characters. The following key certainly will be ineffective for identifying the more aberrant varieties, and it should be used with caution, especially on single specimens and small lots.
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Chace, Fenner Albert, Jr. 1972. "The shrimps of the Smithsonian-Bredin Caribbean Expeditions with a summary of the West Indian shallow-water species (Crustacea: Decapoda: Natantia)." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-179. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.98