Decapod Crustacea of the Californian and Oregonian Zoogeographic Provinces 3371
Author
Wicksten, Mary K.
text
Zootaxa
2012
2012-07-04
3371
1
307
journal article
11755334
Bathystylodactylus echinus
Wicksten & Martin, 2004
(
Fig. 11F
)
Bathystylodactylus echinus
Wicksten & Martin, 2004: 377
, figs. 1–5.
Diagnosis.
Rostrum nearly straight, its length nearly twice length of carapace or more, with 23–27 dorsal, 18–25 ventral spines; series of 7–9 minute spinules on carapace just posterior to rostrum proper. Carapace, abdomen with small spinules along dorsal, lateral surfaces. Stylocerite slender, not reaching middle of first segment of antennular peduncle. Basicerite bearing strong lateral tooth. Scaphocerite covered by minute spinules, reaching second segment of antennular peduncle. Third maxilliped setose, with arthropod but without exopod. Pereopods all lacking exopods or epipods. Pereopods 1, 2 chelate, similar in size, shape. Fingers of chelae elongated, without teeth, with long setae, shorter spine-like setae along cutting edges. Pereopods 3–5 elongated with few scattered setae. Abdominal somite 3 weakly carinate dorsally, pleura of somites 4, 5 with sharp posteroventral tooth. Telson with 11–13 pairs dorsolateral spines located on weak ridges. Carapace length to 41.4 mm.
Color in life
.
Not
reported. Preserved specimens dirty chalk white with brown silt caught on setae, spinules.
Habitat and depth.
Abyssal plains,
3427–3689 m
.
Range.
Patton Escarpment
off
California
to basin off
Magdalena Bay
,
Baja California
,
Mexico
.
Type
locality basin off
Magdalena Bay
(24
˚
35' N, 113
˚
25' W)
.