Upogebia capensis

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Upogebia capensis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Upogebiidae
Genus: Upogebia
Species:
U. capensis
Binomial name
Upogebia capensis
(Krauss, 1843)

Upogebia capensis, or Cape mud shrimp, is a mud shrimp of the family Upogebiidae. [1] [2] [3] It is endemic to the Atlantic and Indian Ocean coasts of southern Africa and occurs from Namibia (Luderitz [3] ) to Mozambique. [2]

Upogebia capensis lives in a permanent burrow under stones on the open coast, but never in estuaries. It is similar to Upogebia africana , but the walking legs of capensis do not have spines at their bases. [3]

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References

  1. "Upogebia capensis (Krauss, 1843)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2020). "Upogebia capensis" in SeaLifeBase. December 2020 version.
  3. 1 2 3 G. M. Branch; C. L. Griffiths; M. L. Branch & L. E. Beckley (1994). Two Oceans, A Guide to the Marine Life of Southern Africa. Claremont, South Africa: David Philip Publishers. ISBN   0-86486-250-4.