Comprehensive Description
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Eurynome aspera (Pennant)
Cancer asper Pennant, 1777:8, pl. 11A: fig. 20.
Eurynome longimana Stimpson, 1858:220; 1907:27, pl. 4: fig. 2.
Eurynome aspera.—Monod, 1956:480–482, figs. 646–648.—Hartnoll, 1961:173–177, figs. 1, 2, 3a, 4a, 6, 5a, 7.—Forest and Guinot, 1966:95.—Crosnier, 1970:1217–1218, pl. 1: figs. 1–4.
MATERIAL EXAMINED.—4 , 1 , 7.5–12.4 mm (4, USNM 135133, 135135; 1, AM P.17782).
Anton Bruun Cruises: E of Durban, Sta. 357B, 69 m, 1 spec; Sta. 391J, 57 m, 1 spec; Sta. 392K, 38 m, 3 spcs.
DISTRIBUTION.—Eastern Atlantic from the coast of Norway to Angola, western Indian Ocean from False Bay, South Africa, to Durban.
- bibliographic citation
- Griffin, D. J. G. and International Indian Ocean Expedition, 1962-. 1974. "Spider crabs (Crustacea: Brachyura: Majidae) from the International Indian Ocean Expedition, 1963-1964." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-35. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.182
