Eyes Under Puget SoundThis species image was collected from Puget Sound sediments and photographed by the Washington State Department of Ecologys Marine Sediment Monitoring Team. For more information about this teams work visit: www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/psamp/index.htm.Cant get enough benthos? Check out our Eyes Under Puget Sound Critter of the Month species profile blogs at bit.ly/critterofthemonth
This view is of a preserved specimen captured between 700-750 m depth in San Clemente Basin, CA in July 1984. Note the large, chelate first and second pereopods.
This closeup of the chelate first (left) and second (right) pereopods shows that though they are both chelate, the chelae are very different from one another. Photo from the preserved specimen above.
This species has a short but well-developed rostrum but no prominent lateral spine close to the anterior end of the carapace. Photo of preserved specimen