E-Fauna BC: Electronic Atlas of the Wildlife of British Columbia

Shield slightly longer than wide and with a distinct rostrum. Eyestalk long and stout with slightly dilated cornea. Right cheliped subequal in length to walking legs and sparsely setose; merus with few, if any, spines but 2 teeth on distal margin; carpus subequal in width to merus, with a row of spines and scattered spiny granules dorsally; hand wider than carpus proximally and increasing in width distally, with spines dorsally on palm and both fingers, which are wide and flattened dorsally and margined with a tight row of sharp pointed curved teeth and cutting edges with strong calcareous teeth. Left cheliped small, slender and setose with few spines or granules; hand convex without serrate margins. Walking legs lender, setose with propodus and dactyl subequal in length and width; dactyl with strong spines ventrally and a sharp, curved claw. Abdomen straight with calcified plates dorsally; pleopods only on left side and symmetrical uropods and telson.

Shield length: male 5.6 mm.

Carapace with shield reddish orange; rostrum pink, lateral areas dark red and wine-red. Abdomen straw-coloured with red spots dorsally; light red laterally. Tail fan red. Right cheliped with dark red ischium; merus and carpus straw-coloured with dark red spines and teeth. Hand wine-red with yellowish finger tips and white cutting teeth. Left cheliped straw-coloured with fine red spots. 1st and 2nd walking legs with red ischium; rest straw-coloured with a few red dots. 3rd and 4th walking legs red. Eyestalk wine-red straw-coloured with irregular opaque white bands; cornea semicircular with curved bands of pale yellow and black. Antennule red and straw-coloured with opaque white bands. Antenna with red and white base; the rest straw-coloured. Small individuals often straw-coloured with little or no red.