Enallopaguropsis guatemoci ( Glassell, 1937 )

Wicksten, Mary K., 2012, Decapod Crustacea of the Californian and Oregonian Zoogeographic Provinces 3371, Zootaxa 3371, pp. 1-307 : 181

Enallopaguropsis guatemoci ( Glassell, 1937)

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Pylopagurus guatemoci Glassell, 1937: 254 . — Walton 1954: 146, pl. 43B. — Wicksten 1980c: 361.

Enallopaguropsis guatemoci . — McLaughlin 1981: 7; 1982: 849, figs. 9a, 10 a–c.

Diagnosis. Rostrum broad, triangular, carapace with lateral projections rounded but tipped with minute subterminal spinule. Eyestalk cylindrical, cornea slightly dilated. Ocular scale bluntly rounded with acute subterminal spines. Major cheliped with merus smooth, trigonal in shape, with narrow indentation at margin of ischium; carpus greatly widened distally, with 2 prominent, forward-curving spines; hand discoidal, almost completely surrounded by toothed margin, proximal margin with teeth irregular in size, tipped with spines, some teeth double; teeth on fingers diminishing in size; face of hand set with rounded granules bearing slender spines. Small cheliped with row of spines on dorsolateral margin of carpus; hand depressed, with outer margin of row of spines, small median row of spines on palm, medial margin unarmed, slightly setose. Pereopods 2, 3 with dactyls shorter than propodi, having spinulose margins. Telson symmetrical, semi-oval, margins entire. Uropods developed on both sides, upper distal face with rasp, posterior blade reduced, rasp covering almost all upper surface. Carapace length 3 mm.

Color in life. Mostly salmon-colored. Second antennae translucent gold and white. Major cheliped with red dots along outer margin of chela, minor chela with red dots along outer margin of chela, base of movable finger. Pereopods 2, 3 banded with salmon, red-brown, white. The color notes are from a crab taken off Blue Cavern Point, Santa Catalina I. , California.

Habitat and depth. Sand, rocks, shell, or mud, 20–275 m.

Range. Point Hueneme, California to Cedros I., Baja California and Angel de la Guardia I., Gulf of California , Mexico . Type locality 5 miles west of San Jose Point , Pacific coast of Baja California, Mexico .