This crustacean is known from coasts of the North Pacific.
In adult females, the head is somewhat two-lobed.
It parasitizes the gills of multiple species of crangonid and hippolytid shrimps.
In adult females, thoracic segments one to six have sharply pointed upper plate projections on the longer side of the body.
In adult females, the abdominal appendages have a single branch with rounded tips.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.