Parapagurodes makarovi McLaughlin & Haig, 1973

Wicksten, Mary K., 2012, Decapod Crustacea of the Californian and Oregonian Zoogeographic Provinces 3371, Zootaxa 3371, pp. 1-307 : 196-198

Parapagurodes makarovi McLaughlin & Haig, 1973

( Fig. 46K–N)

Eupagurus mertensii . — Benedict, 1892a: 2. [Not Pagurus Mertensii Brandt, 1851 , northwestern Pacific species]. Parapagurus Mertensii. — Holmes 1900: 155.

Parapagurus mertensii. — Rathbun 1904: 162, pl. 5, fig. 6. — Schmitt 1921: 146, pl. 16, fig. 5.

Parapagurodes makarovi McLaughlin & Haig, 1973: 119 , figs. 4a, 5–8.

Diagnosis. Rostrum elongate, considerably exceeding lateral projections of carapace, triangular, terminating in small spinule. Eyestalks short, stout, cornea dilated; ocular scale triangular, with strong submarginal spine, with acute or subacute apex. Major cheliped elongate, moderately slender; merus with tufts of setae, few spinules; carpus with dorsal row of strong spines, few spinules, sharp mesial teeth; palm with few spinules, especially along lateral margin, fingers with few spinules. Minor cheliped elongate, merus with mesial spines, carpus with dorsolateral row of strong spines, also smaller spines; palm, fingers with few low spinules. Pereopods 2, 3 elongate, dactyls slender, laterally compressed, shorter than propodi; with small spines. Telson symmetrical, with shallow median cleft; terminal margin with small teeth, small median slit. Uropods asymmetrical. Carapace length to 4.6 mm.

Color in life. Not reported.

Habitat and depth. Gray sand, rock and mud of continental shelf, 75–574 m.

Range. South of Santa Cruz , Monterey Bay, California to off Cedros I., Baja California, Mexico. Type locality off Anacapa I., California .