Tomopaguroides Balss, 1912

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Tomopaguroides Balss, 1912

Diagnosis. Gills quadriserial, 13 pairs. Rostrum triangular. Ocular acicles simple. Crista dentata not described. Chelipeds grossly unequal, right largest. Sternite of somite XII (thoracomere 6, pereopods 3) with small, triangular anterior lobe. Pereopod 4 semichelate; propodal rasp with 1, possibly 2, rows of corneous scales; apparently no preungual process. Male with pleopod 2 paired, modified; pleopods 3–5. Female unknown. Abdomen straight, tergite of somite 5 as thickened, possibly calcified plate; uropods symmetrical. Telson terminal margin not described. Type species: Parapagurus valdiviae Balss, 1911 .