Anasimus latus

Description

The carapace of this species has a broadly ovate shape, is rough in texture, and contains spines. It has a median row of five spines. At the distal end of the first abdominal segment, there is a long spine that points backward from the distal end.

Anasimus latus has very long legs compared to the body. The carapace is less than half the length of the chelipeds in male specimens. There is a double fringe of hairs present on the last two segments of the walking legs.

This species appears similar to Pyromaia cuspidata.

Distribution and ecology

Anasimus latus ranges along west coast of the Atlantic Ocean from the United States to South America. It is found from Cape Lookout in North Carolina to Florida, and south through the Gulf of Mexico down to Brazil. It also occurs in the West Indies.

This species lives in the sublittoral zone at depths of 27 -. It occurs on coarse sand, among coral, in coral sand, and also on mud and shell substrates.

References

References

1. Peter Davie. (2010). "''Anasimus latus'' Rathbun, 1894".
2. (April 24, 2004). "''Anasimus latus'' Rathbun, 1894: Stilt Spider Crab". [[Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission]].
3. (April 24, 2004). "''Pyromaia cuspidata'' Stimpson, 1871: Dartnose Pear Crab". [[Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission]].
4. "''Anasimus latus''". Zooplankton of the South Atlantic Ocean.