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Pasiphaea emarginata Rathbun 



Pasiphaea emarginata Eathbun, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 24, 905, 1902; 

 H. A. E., 10, 22, fig. 4, 1904. 



Fig. 15. Pasipliaea emarginata; $, a, telson, X 3%; b, lateral view of cara- 

 pace, X 1% (from Eathbun, U. S. N. M.). 



Characters. — Carapace equal to the first five segments and half of the sixth 

 segment of the abdomen. Gastric tooth spiniform, continued back in a blunt 

 carina nearly to the posterior margin. First to fifth segments of abdomen slightly 

 carinated, sixth compressed above but scarcely carinate; telson longer than the 

 sixth segment of the abdomen, extremity with a very shallow V-shaped notch. 



Dimensions. — Type, female: length 81 mm.; length of carapace 33.3 mm. 



Type Locality. — Gulf of California, off Concepcion Bay, 857 fathoms ("Alba- 

 tross" station 3009). 



Distribution. — Also from off the Santa Barbara Islands and Santa Barbara 

 Channel to off San Diego, California, 216 to 680 fathoms. 



Pasiphaea corteziana Rathbun 



Pasiphaea corteziana Eathbun, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 24, 905, 1902; 

 H. A. E'., 10, 24, fig. 5, 1904. 



Fig. 16. Pasiphaea corteziana, $; a, lateral view of carapace, X 2; b, telson, 

 X 2%; c, hand of second pair, X 2% (from Eathbun, U. S. N. M.). 



Characters. — Carapace equal to the first five and part of the sixth segment of 

 the abdomen. Gastric tooth dentiform, continued back in a very blunt carina. 

 Branchiostegal spine small, inserted near the anterolateral angle of the carapace 

 just behind the anterior margin. Abdominal segments not carinate. Telson very 

 nearly as long as the sixth abdominal segment; forked, with a deep notch. 



Dimensions. — Type, male: length 64 mm.; length of carapace 23.8 mm. 



Type Locality. — Near Cortez Bank, California, 776 fathoms ("Albatross" 

 station 3627). 



Distribution. — Also taken by the "Albatross" off Point San Pedro, Santa 

 Cruz Island, California, in 764 to 891 fathoms (station 4428). 



