Malacoplax californiensis (Lockington, 1877)
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Malacoplax californiensis (Lockington, 1877) |
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Malacoplax californiensis (Lockington, 1877) View in CoL
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Eucrate View in CoL ? californiensis Lockington, 1877a: 33 View in CoL .
Speocarcinus californiensis . — Holmes 1900: 77. — Rathbun 1904: 190, pl. 9, fig. 1; 1917: 42, text fig. 16, pl. 10, figs. 2–3. — Schmitt 1921: 249, fig. 148, pl. 34, fig. 7. — Johnson & Snook 1927: 389, fig. 346.
Malacoplax californiensis View in CoL . — Guinot 1969: 259, fig. 27. — Garth & Abbott 1980: 612, fig. 25.30. — Ricketts et al. 1985: 357, fig. 274. — Hubbard & Dugan 1989: 55. — Jensen 1995: 33, fig. 50.
Diagnosis. Carapace nearly smooth, width of front over 0.25 times width of carapace, front notched in center; anterolateral carapace margins strongly curved, furnished with 3 teeth apiece. Third maxillipeds diverging anteriorly. Chelipeds unequal; carpus with spine on antero-internal angle, ridge at distal end of outer surface; hands wide, compressed; upper edge acute, sharply granulated, fingers ridged, nearly straight. Pereopod 5 upturned, relatively short. Carapace length 20.8 mm.
Color in life. Brownish to white, chelae with apices of fingers black ( Jensen (1995). The photograph by Garth & Abbott (1980) appears to be that of a preserved specimen.
Habitat and depth. Usually middle to low intertidal zones of mud flats, intertidal zone to 33 m.
Range. Morro Bay , California to Magdalena Bay, Baja California ; but usually south of Point Conception. Type locality San Diego, California .
Remarks. Malacoplax californiensis , the California burrowing crab, is uncommon and may be endangered by habitat destruction.
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Malacoplax californiensis (Lockington, 1877)
Wicksten, Mary K. 2012 |
Malacoplax californiensis
Jensen, G. C. 1995: 33 |
Hubbard, D. M. & Dugan, J. E. 1989: 55 |
Ricketts, E. F. & Calvin, J. & Hedgpeth, J. W. & Phillips, D. W. 1985: 357 |
Garth, J. S. & Abbott, D. 1980: 612 |
Guinot, D. 1969: 259 |
Speocarcinus californiensis
Johnson, M. E. & Snook, H. J. 1927: 389 |
Schmitt, W. L. 1921: 249 |
Rathbun, M. J. 1904: 190 |
Holmes, S. J. 1900: 77 |
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Lockington, W. N. 1877: 33 |