DECAPOD CRUSTACEANS OF THE WEST INDIES 



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terized by fine dark marbling on light background on most of carapace 

 and large, often ocellated spots on lateral portions of carapace and meri 

 of walking legs. A fairly large species, maximum carapace length in 

 midline nearly 50 mm. 



Color in life. — Carapace yellowish tan to golden with purple 

 markings consisting of horizontal and oblique lines, tiny dendritic 

 spots, and large posterolateral splotches; lateral and posterolateral 

 areas with circular to oblong white spots; posterior area with 2 to 10 

 white spots. 



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Figure 49. — Goniopsis cruentata, male (carapace length 36.2 mm) from Dominica station 



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Eyestalks purplish with black cornea. Thu*d maxillipeds with 

 ischium white, proximal portion of merus bluish, and distal portion 

 of merus and entire carpus and dactyl purple, propodus cream; 

 exopod white with mesial margin purple. Cheliped with coxa, basis, 

 and ischium cream to white and with purple band across distal 

 articulations of coxa and purple spots along anterior margin of basis; 

 merus mostly dark pm'plish red with purple splotches and lines and 

 white spots along upper lateral surface; carpus scarlet with purple 

 lines, more proximal ones undulating; propodus with inner surface 

 of palm red and bearing purple tubercles, proximal outer siu-face 

 yellow, and distal outer surface, including finger, white, inner upper 

 surface orange red; dactyl white with purple on upper base and along 



