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Title: Bulletin - New York State Museum
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: New York State Museum New York State Museum
Subjects: Science
Publisher: Albany : New York State Education Dept
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Institution Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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C . b o r e a 1 i s Stimpson, the northern crab,may possibly be found within the city limits. This is a rather largerand heavier species than irroratus and frequents rocky local-ities, usually being found on the rocks, and not underneath. Farthernorth it is found cast on the beaches in considerable numbers. Itpossesses the nine lateral teeth, but those on the side are morepointed, and the carapace is rougher than in irroratus. 140 NEW YORK STATE MUSEUM Family pilun^inid^xe: Panopeus harrisii (Gould) Panopeus depressus Smith Panopeus sayi Smith J\Iud crabs Pilnmnus harrisii Gould, A. A. Invert, of Mass. 1841. p.326. DeKay, J. E. /. c. 1844. P-7, pl7, figi5- Panopeus depressus and P. sayi Smith, S. I. Soc. Nat. Hist.Bost. Proc. 1869. 12:283 and 284. Benedict, J. E. & Rathbun, M. J. The Genus Panopeus. U. S. Nat. Mus.Proc. 1891. 14:355- Small forms with dull colors, carapace broader than long and withseveral short teeth. Last pair of legs somewhat flattened but endingin points. ^3^.
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Fig. :Panopeus harrisii; /=P. depressus; <:=P,P. depressus; c—o(P.sayi y i; </=abdomen of male of Panopeus is a larg-e genus with many species closely resemblingeach other, and three of them are found within the city limits.They are all small and have similar habits, being, as their nameindicates, mud-inhabiting forms. In muddy localities they arefound in considerable numbers, under stones below high water mark,and extend from there out into deeper water. They are very com-mon on the oyster beds, and many are brought up by the tongers HIGHER CRUSTACKA OF NEW ^■()RK CITY I4I and dredgcrs. In these loealities they appear to he fond of hvini^-within the dead shells of oysters which are slightly gaping and filledwith nuul, hnt they will take np their ahode in almost any crevicethey can find. The red sponge, M i c r o c i o n a p r o 1 i f e r a ,is frequently filled with small specimens. They are not at all activein their movements, and probably remain for long periods in theirr

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