Cerion (Strophiops) caerulescens Maynard and Clapp in Maynard, 1920

Synonymy

Strophiops caerulescens Maynard and Clapp, 1920:122, pl. 22, fig. 10, pl. 23, fig. 5; Clench, 1934:214; Clench, 1935:50; Clench, 1957:128-129; Woodruff, 1978:fig. 7; Harasewych et al., 2007:474-475, fig. 160.

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Geographic Distribution: Great Exuma Island, Bahama Islands.

Type Locality

Key north of Key opposite Roseville, Great Exuma, Bahamas.

Type Material: Holotype MCZ 076198

Additional Records

LI-27 = SJG399 Long Island, Bahamas, Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 39.38' N, 75° 19.25' W]. December 7, 2001

LI-26 Long Island, Bahamas, Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 40.57' N, 75° 20.51' W]. December 7, 2001

LI-25 Long Island, Bahamas, Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 24.436' N, 75° 9.23' W]. December 7, 2001

LI-21 Long Island, Bahamas, Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 23.719' N, 75° 8.693' W]. December 5, 2001

LI-20 Long Island, Bahamas, Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 20.627' N, 75° 6.773' W]. December 5, 2001

LI-19 Long Island, Bahamas, Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 15.197' N, 75° 5.024' W]. December 5, 2001

LI-18 Long Island, Bahamas, Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 35.429' N, 75° 15.63' W]. December 9, 2001

LI-16 Long Island, Bahamas, Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 24.276' N, 75° 9.127' W]. November 21, 1998

LI-14 Long Island, Bahamas, Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 29.303' N, 75° 12.042' W]. November 20, 1998

LI-13 Long Island, Bahama, Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 29.457' N, 75° 12.066' W]. November 20, 1998

LI-6 Long Island, Bahamas, Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 24.368' N, 75° 9.108' W]. November 18, 1998

LI-3 Long Island, Bahamas, Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 25.394' N, 75° 10.019' W]. November 17, 1998

LI-17a Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 24.237' N, 75° 9.012' W]. December 10, 2001

LI-7a Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 24.304' N, 75° 9.077' W]. December 10, 2001

LI-77 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 40.591' N, 75° 20.468' W]. December 8, 2004

LI-55 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 35.434' N, 75° 15.665' W]. December 4, 2004

LI-43 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 31.884' N, 75° 12.44' W]. December 1, 2004

LI-44 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 31.807' N, 75° 12.388' W]. December 1, 2004

LI-45 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 31.483' N, 75° 12.222' W]. December 1, 2004

LI-46 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 31.295' N, 75° 12.243' W]. December 1, 2004

LI-47 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 30.834' N, 75° 12.384' W]. December 1, 2004

LI-48 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 30.499' N, 75° 12.384' W]. December 2, 2004

LI-71 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 29.831' N, 75° 12.134' W]. December 7, 2004

LI-70 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 29.83' N, 75° 12.135' W]. December 7, 2004

LI-69 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 29.824' N, 75° 12.134' W]. December 7, 2004

LI-81 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 29.551' N, 75° 11.971' W]. December 7, 2004

LI-80 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 29.55' N, 75° 11.97' W]. December 7, 2004

LI-79 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 29.54' N, 75° 11.97' W]. December 7, 2004

LI-78 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 29.09' N, 75° 11.95' W]. December 7, 2004

LI-72 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 27.218' N, 75° 11.345' W]. December 8, 2004

LI-73 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 27.173' N, 75° 11.292' W]. December 8, 2004

LI-38 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 27.127' N, 75° 11.298' W]. December 12, 2001

LI-74 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 27.029' N, 75° 11.2' W]. December 8, 2004

LI-61 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 25.446' N, 75° 10.053' W]. December 5, 2004

LI-62 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 25.423' N, 75° 10.031' W]. December 5, 2004

LI-36 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 24.168' N, 75° 9.001' W]. December 11, 2001

LI-37 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 24.052' N, 75° 8.907' W]. December 11, 2001

LI-67 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 9.608' N, 75° 4.253' W]. December 6, 2004

LI-66 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 6.294' N, 74° 58.982' W]. December 6, 2004

LI-54 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 5.086' N, 74° 56.212' W]. December 3, 2004

LI-7 USNM 1002449, Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 24.291' N, 75° 9.007' W]. November 18, 1998

LI-17 Long Island, Bahama Islands [23° 24.213' N, 75° 9.019' W]. November 21, 1998

Remarks

Clench (1934:214) reports C. caerulescens from Strachan, Saltwater Pond, and Clem Cays, off Clarencetown, Long Island. He noted differences "in minute details" from the type specimen from Exuma, but little differences in individual colonies.

Clench (1935:50) lists C. caerulescens as one of 4 species previously known from Long Island. It, along with C. nudum, was reported from the vicinity of Clarencetown. 

Clench (1957:128-129) lists C. caerulescens as occurring on Great Exuma Island, but not on Long Island.   

Woodruff (1978:fig. 7) illustrates a specimen from Long Island labeled C. caerulescens.

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