August 12, 1930, seined. Callinectes marginatus 
Back variegated blue blacks, blacks, and tans (tawny 
olive russet and cinnamon). Margins, marginal teeth wood brown and lighter^ 
terminal 3 mm. of tip of lat. spine light. Ambulatory legs sort of indigo 
blue, for propodi and dactyls r latter with margin line,it seems of wine purple 
next to dirty hairs, almost 
sepia in color. Blue of second dactyls has 
almost faded to white. Carpi duller and blacker as though Indian purple had 
been mixed with blue. Meri ditto, getting lighter in proximal half, toward body 
and quite blue on tinder margins distally, quite white proximally. 
Paddles orange ochraceous to ochraceous, 
with lateral margins thin line of Indian 
purple. Penultimate/joint duller in color, 
ditto for carpal joint, too. Margins of 
propodal joint more indigo blue, margins of 
carpus somewhat dusky. Meri like preceding 
‘ , but tan almost smoky with hair brown overlay 
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or cast, last two joints quite dark. Under 
parts salmon buff, abdomen and sternum and 
coxae. Legs below pale gfexa china blue. 
Basal half of meri dark and vinaceous pink. 
Corneae light vinaceous cinnamon, eyestalks 
whitish,smoky streak on top. Hind edge 
of carapace behind marginal ridge salmon buff 
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