Upogebia | |
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Upogebia deltaura | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
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 (gē, Earth") and βια (bia, "force"), meaning "underground digger." [2]