Synalpheus tanneri Coutière 1909

Synalpheus tanneri Coutière

Synalpheus tanneri Coutière, 1909:78, fig. 47.

TYPE-LOCALITY.—Gulf of Mexico south of Cape San Blas, Florida, 29°15′30″N, 85°29′30″W; in 49 meters.

DISTRIBUTION.—Known only from the unique ovigerous female from the type-locality.

*173. Synalpheus townsendi Coutière

Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909:32, fig. 14.—Williams 1965b: 72, fig. 58.

MATERIAL.—Tortola (Sta. 117–56: 7 spec. [2 ovig.]; Sta. 5–58: 2 spec. [1 ovig.]: Sta. 23–58: 2 spec. [1 ovig.]).—Guana Island (Sta. 9–58: 2 ovig. ).—Virgin Gorda (Sta. 111–56: 4 spec. [3 ovig.]; Sta. 112–56: 1 spec.).—Barbuda (Sta. 102a–59: 1 spec).—Saint Christopher (Sta. 103–56: 1 spec).—Antigua Island (Sta. 73–56: 3 spec; Sta. 81–56: 1 spec).—Dominica (Sta. 75–59: 1 spec).—Carriacou Island (Sta. 16–56: 26 spec. [11 ovig., 1 with branchial bopyrid]; Sta. 17–56: 1 ovig. ).—Tobago (Sta. 8–59: 27 spec. [8 ovig.]; Sta. 15–59: 2 spec; Sta. 26–59: 5 spec; Sta. 31–59: 4 spec.).—Isla de Cozumel (Sta. 48–60: 2 spec; Sta. 51–60: 1 spec.).—Bahía de la Ascensión (Sta. 52–60: 28 spec. [8 ovig.]; Sta. 67–60: 19 spec. [3 ovig.]; Su. 72–60: 6 spec. [2 ovig.]; Sta. 77–60: 2 spec [1 ovig.]; Sta. 82–60: 1 spec with branchial bopyrid; Sta. 91–60: 1 spec).—Bahía del Espíritu Santo (Sta. 41–60: 18 spec. [8 ovig.]).

HABITAT.—Specimens of this species were taken in various habitats, especially on turtle-grass flats with clumps of Porites and Pocillopora as well as in algae, but the largest lots were apparently cracked from eroded dead coral.

TYPE-LOCALITY.—Gulf of Mexico south of Cape San Blas, Florida, 29°14′00″N, 85°29′15″W; in 46 meters.

DISTRIBUTION.—North Carolina and Bermudas to Estado da Bahia, Brazil; to a depth of 102 meters. Two closely related forms, possibly subspecies, occur in the Gulf of California.

*Genus Thunor Armstrong, 1949

Only one Atlantic species is known.

*174. Thunor rathbunae (Schmitt)

Crangon rathbunae Schmitt, 1924c: 74, pl. 1.

Thunor rathbunae.—Armstrong 1949:13, figs. 3, 4A–J, L.

MATERIAL.—Virgin Gorda (Sta. 112–56: 1 ).—Antigua Island (Sta. 73–56: 1 ovig. ).—Saint Lucia Island (Sta. 65–59: 1y , 1y ).—Bahía de la Ascensión (Sta. 67–60: 2 1 ).—Bahía del Espíritu Santo (Sta. 41–60: 8 12 [10 ovig.]).

HABITAT.—Most of these specimens were apparently living in cavities in dead coral.

TYPE-LOCALITY.—Needhams Point, Barbados.

DISTRIBUTION.—Key West, Florida, and Yucatan Peninsula to Barbados.