Upogebia

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Upogebia
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Upogebia deltaura
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Upogebiidae
Genus: Upogebia
Borradaile, 1903
Species

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Upogebia is a genus of mud shrimp, in the family Upogebiidae, containing the following species: [1]

The generic name is from Greek ὑπό (hypo, "under"), γῆ (, Earth") and βια (bia, "force"), meaning "underground digger." [2]

References

  1. Gary Poore & Michael Türkay (2010). "Upogebia Borradaile, 1903". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved October 19, 2010.
  2. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. (1990:615). United States: Biological Society of Washington.