Archive image from page 76 of Decapod crustacea of Bermuda (1908-1922). Decapod crustacea of Bermuda decapodcrustacea00verr Year: 1908-1922 Figure 23.—Abdomens of female Callinectes ; a, of C. sapidus; b, of C. ornatus. Figure 24.—Abdomen of a male Callinectes sapidus, £ nat. size. Many specimens are much less brilliantly colored. Some are mottled with lighter and darker olive on the carapace. The young- are usually rather dull or plain olive-yellow; some are light olive or greenish above. Albino specimens often occur in which the entire carapace and legs are pale gray or nearly white, or in
Archive image from page 76 of Decapod crustacea of Bermuda (1908-1922). Decapod crustacea of Bermuda decapodcrustacea00verr Year: 1908-1922 Figure 23.—Abdomens of female Callinectes ; a, of C. sapidus; b, of C. ornatus. Figure 24.—Abdomen of a male Callinectes sapidus, £ nat. size. Many specimens are much less brilliantly colored. Some are mottled with lighter and darker olive on the carapace. The young- are usually rather dull or plain olive-yellow; some are light olive or greenish above. Albino specimens often occur in which the entire carapace and legs are pale gray or nearly white, or in which white is the prevailing color. One large dark male had the carapace, above, dull dark brown, the long postero-lateral spines, as well as the others, with white tips. Chelae purplish brown, above; inner lateral and lower surfaces white, except inner surfaces of finger and thumb, which were deep purple. Ambulatory legs dark blue and brown both above and below, with whitish bands at the joints beneath. Swimming legs dark bluish brown, with a central yellowish white patch on outside of each seg- ment, except the last, which is bright brownish red.
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