Trichopagurus de Saint Laurent, 1968

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Trichopagurus de Saint Laurent, 1968

Diagnosis. Gills distally quadriserial, 11 pairs. Rostrum triangular. Ocular acicles simple. Crista dentata with 1 accessory tooth. Chelipeds unequal, some degree of sexual dimorphism. Sternite of somite XII (thoracomere 6, pereopods 3) with subrectangular anterior lobe. Pereopod 4 semichelate; propodal rasp with 1 row of corneous scales; no preungual process. Coxa of male right pereopod 5 with moderate sexual tube directed toward the exterior; left with very short tube; pleopods 3–5. Female with single gonopore on coxa of left pereopod 3; pleopods 2–5. Type species: Catapaguroides ?trichophthalm us Forest, 1954.