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Diagnostic Description

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23-32mm. Long and slender body, head separated from pereonite 1 by faint suture; pereonites 4 + 5 elongate. Antenna 1 as long as head-pereonite 2; flagellum of antenna 2 biarticulate. Gnathopod 1 propodus triangular with 2 proximal grasping spines, grasping margins of propodus and dactylus serrate. Gnathopod 2 propodus with proximal poison tooth, grasping margin slightly serrate. Pereopods 5-7 six-segmented, pereopod 5 with pair of distal grasping spines (6 + 7 smooth).

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Distribution

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Cape Cod; Davis Strait; Iceland; Norway

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Habitat

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174-2702m

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