Oncopagurus haigae (de Saint Laurent, 1972)

Wicksten, Mary K., 2012, Decapod Crustacea of the Californian and Oregonian Zoogeographic Provinces 3371, Zootaxa 3371, pp. 1-307 : 199

Oncopagurus haigae (de Saint Laurent, 1972)

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Parapagurus haigae de Saint Laurent, 1972a: 115 , figs. 9, 17. — Wicksten 1980: 362; 1987: 55; 1989b: 314.

Sympagurus haigae . — Lemaitre 1989: 37.

Oncopagurus haigae . — Lemaitre 1996: 194. — Hendrickx & Harvey 1999: 373.

Diagnosis. Rostrum a low rounded prominence, barely surpassing low lateral projections of carapace. Ocular scales ending in single point. Eyestalk short, robust, not as long as first segment of antennular peduncle, cornea wider than proximal part of eyestalk. Major cheliped robust, carpus with numerous spinules; chela proper ovalshaped, hand with row of small dorsal spinules, movable finger semicircular along lateral margin. Pereopods 2, 3 with dactyls curved. Carapace length not reported.

Color in life. Not reported. Preserved specimens were pale.

Habitat and depth. Rocks, sand or mud; continental shelf, slope, 185–224 m.

Range. Off San Miguel I., California to Gulf of Panama including Gulf of California. Type locality off Santa Cruz I., California (Velero III sta. 993-39). The type locality given in the original description, "Golfe de Californie", is incorrect, although the species has been collected near Cape San Lucas .