Upogebia stellata
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| Upogebia stellata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Upogebiidae |
| Genus: | Upogebia |
| Species: | U. stellata |
| Binomial name | |
| Upogebia stellata (Montagu, 1808) | |
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Upogebia stellata is a species of mud shrimp in the family Upogebiidae.[3]
Upogebia stellata is up to 5 centimetres (2 in) long; it is yellow-white, sometimes with orange spots. Its anatomy is described thus:
- carapace with strong cervical groove
- anterior lateral border has a small ocular spine
- hairy rostrum
- chelipeds equal in size, long and slender
- ventral margin of manus has dense rows of hairs
- outer extremity of carpus has a long spine[4]
The specific name stellata means "starred" in Latin, referring to the spots on its body.[5]
