FSFL EM122 (1 ovig.♀-47°04′S, 60°06′W, 695 m deep; Apr. 23, 1978); EL963 (1 ovig.♀,3 exs-47°59′S, 60°W, 564 m deep; May 25, 1978);EM334 (1 ovig.♀,2 exs-37°56′S, 54°41′W, 795 m deep; June 21, 1978); EM398 (1 ex-52°32′S, 60°10′W, 1,033 m deep; Aug. 5, 1978). Total length from tip of rostrum to posterior margin of telson, about 15.5 cm in a specimen (EM398).
Description:
A deep-sea large species. Carapace smooth without any groove, ridge and spine; antennal spine porminent and directed forward, while a branchiostegal spine is small and curved weakly downward. Rostrum long, about 1.5 times as long as carapace, curving obliquely upward at proximal third; upper margin with 7-13 movable spines from proximal third of rostrum to anterior half of carapace (3-5 on carapace); distal part of upper margin with 1 or 2 spinules, and lower margin with 12-16 sharp spines on its whole length. Distal half of dorsal margin of third abdominal segment bluntly ridged; fourth to sixth abdominal segments narrow, each with a sharp spine at tip of pleura. Telson slender and armed with 5 pairs of movable spines; 2 pairs of spines, the shorter inner and longer outer ones, present on posterior margin. Chelate second pereiopod with carpus subdivided into 20-24 segments; each merus of last 3 pereiopods with 2 rows of several movable spines on both posterior margins, and carpus also with some; dactylus very short and armed with about 10 spinules which become longer distally. Eggs large, with 5×4 mm in eyed stage.
Distribution:
Southwest Atlantic, and Northeast Pacific from off Washington to Mexico; 555-1,770 m deep.
Remarks:
The identity of the Northeast Pacific population with the Southwest Atlantic one is not always certain. On the other hand, the general shape and color is really close to P. coccinata Urita from Japanese waters, but the numbers of the rostral teeth are different in both species.