Parapagurodes laurentae McLaughlin & Haig, 1973

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Parapagurodes laurentae McLaughlin & Haig, 1973

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Parapagurodes laurentae McLaughlin & Haig, 1973: 129 , figs. 4b, 9–11.

Diagnosis. Rostrum triangular, acute, often with small spine, longer than lateral projections of carapace and reaching less than half length of ocular scale. Eyestalk robust, short, with cornea dilated; ocular scale subtriangular and ending subacutely. Major cheliped long and slender. Merus with tufts of setae, carpus, palm, fingers with rows of spines, very long, sharp spines along mesial margins. Minor cheliped similar but more elongate, fingers especially long. Pereopods 2, 3 long, dactyls at least as long as propodi with row of strong spines on ventral margins.Telson generally symmetrical; lateral margin notched; with posterior cleft, flanked with teeth, spinules. Uropods asymmetrical. Carapace length to 3.5 mm.

Color in life. Not reported.

Habitat and depth. Mud and gray sand, upper continental slope, 16–475 m.

Range. Off Santa Cruz I., California to Pacific coast of Baja California and off San Pedro Nolasco I., Gulf of California , Mexico. Type locality off Seal Rocks, Santa Catalina I. , California .