Clibanarius antillensis (Stimpson, 1859)

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

Clibanarius antillensis (Stimpson, 1859)

Diagnosis. Dactyls of walking legs shorter than propodus. Dactyls and propodus with broad longitudinal light stripe on dark background (olive green to brown color). Dense pubescence in the posterior margin of carapace and telson. Telson almost straight or slightly rounded, with no evident calcareous spines (PIÑANGO, 1988).

Material examined. CCDGR.– 1 juvenile; 1 ovigerous ♀; ♂ .

Measurements. SL: ovig. ♀ 3.74 mm; ♂ 3.30 mm.

Habitat. On sandy bottoms, near and on Thalassia testudinum beds, and on Arca zebra banks (RODRÍGUEZ, 1980).

General distribution. Western Atlantic. From southern Florida to Brazil (RODRÍGUEZ, 1980); including Puerto Rico (BAUER, 1985c), and CuraÇao (HAZLETT, 1966).

Distribution in Venezuela. Cubagua Island (HERNANDEZ- ÁVILA et al., 2007), and Mochima National Park (CHIUSSI et al., 2001). Now in Paraguaná Peninsula, FalcÓn state.