. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. DECAPOD CRUSTACEANS OF THE WEST INDIES 201 nent purple splotch in blue pterygostomian region. Orbit cream in area hidden by retracted eye; lower portion of orbit pale orange, blending tlu"ough open area with scarlet; outer orbital tooth orange yellow. Dorsal and anterior portions of eyestalk purple; posterior and ventral portions lavender to cream; cornea black. Tliird maxillipeds yellow at base becoming tan toward distal margin of ischium and reddish purple mesiodistally, with distolateral area purple; merus reddish pm'ple proximomesia
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. DECAPOD CRUSTACEANS OF THE WEST INDIES 201 nent purple splotch in blue pterygostomian region. Orbit cream in area hidden by retracted eye; lower portion of orbit pale orange, blending tlu"ough open area with scarlet; outer orbital tooth orange yellow. Dorsal and anterior portions of eyestalk purple; posterior and ventral portions lavender to cream; cornea black. Tliird maxillipeds yellow at base becoming tan toward distal margin of ischium and reddish purple mesiodistally, with distolateral area purple; merus reddish pm'ple proximomesially, otherwise purple. Cheliped with coxa, basis and proximal portion of ischium blue with yellow and orange areas; distal portion of ischium purple;. Figure 66.—Gecarcinus ruricola, male (carapace length mm) from Dominica station 6. merus lavender below and with distally tapering yellow stripe above, remainder of podomere purple; carpus dark purple above, reddish purple below; chela purple proximally merging with yellow to form purplish-tan palm; fingers tan to yellow with cream tubercles. Remaining pereiopods light orange to yellow basally with merus yellowish orange proximally and distally but largely purple; carpus dark purple with yello\\ash-orange band distally; propodus purplish red; dactyl orange with reddish-purple ridges; flexor surfaces of podomeres paler shades of colors on extensor surface. Spines (spurs) purple at base wath narrow red band followed by broader yellow one; tips corneous. Sternum cream with corneous orange laterally and blue suffusion mesially; abdomen bluish lavender with hregular purplish Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institut
Size: 2030px × 1231px
Photo credit: © Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorun, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870, booksubjectscience
