Crustaceans from the Gulf of Mexico and Mexican Caribbean at the "Colección Carcinológica de Yucatán" at UMDI-Sisal, Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, México.

<p>The dataset contains information on the &ldquo;<em>Colecci&oacute;n Carcinol&oacute;gica de Yucat&aacute;n</em>&rdquo; (federal register <em>YUC-CC-255-11</em>) at the Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Docencia e Investigaci&oacute;n, Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM. This dataset represents only specimens identified to genus and species (3951 specimens)&nbsp; from localities at the coast, depth sea, and coral reefs at the Gulf of Mexico and Mexican Caribbean for a period of time from 1976&nbsp; to 2020.&nbsp; The specimens at the collection have been either identified or validated by professional crustacean taxonomists, providing a significant level of trust in the data. The taxonomists that participated in this process appear in the list of authors.</p>