Upogebia africana 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 between Langebaan in South Africa and Inhambane in Mozambique.[2]
Upogebia africana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Family: | Upogebiidae |
Genus: | Upogebia |
Species: | U. africana
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Binomial name | |
Upogebia africana |
References
edit- ^ a b Gary Poore (2010). "Upogebia africana (Ortmann, 1894)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
- ^ a b Palomares ML, Pauly D, eds. (2020). "Upogebia africana" in SeaLifeBase. December 2020 version.
- ^ 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.