Achelous tumidulus Stimpson, 1871

Mariño, Joany, Mendoza, María Daniela & López-Sánchez, Beatriz, 2018, Composition and abundance of decapod crustaceans in mixed seagrass meadows in the Paraguaná Peninsula, Venezuela, Iheringia, Série Zoologia (e 2018004) 108, pp. 1-10 : 9

Achelous tumidulus Stimpson, 1871

Diagnosis.Two spines on palm; row of spinules but no spine on posterodistal margin of merus of each swimming leg. Movable part of antenna excluded from orbit by prolongation of basal segment; anterolateral teeth of carapace, alternatively large and small (ABELE & KIM, 1986).

Material examined. CCDGR.– 1 juvenile; 2 ♂ .

Measurements.CW: juvenile 8.58 mm; ♂ 16.10–16.85 mm. CL: 6.38 mm; ♂ 11.30–11.50 mm.

Habitat. Sandy intertidal bottoms (HERNANDEZ-ÁVILA et al., 2007). Now in seagrass meadows.

General distribution. Western Atlantic. From Bermuda to Santa Catarina, Brazil; including Florida, the Gulf of Mexico, the Antilles, and the Guyanas (RODRÍGUEZ, 1980; MELO, 1999).

Distribution in Venezuela. Cubagua Island (HERNANDEZ-ÁVILA et al., 2007). Now in Paraguaná Peninsula, FalcÓn state.