Heptacarpus paludicola

California coastal shrimp:

California coastal shrimp (Heptacarpus paludicola): Sometimes abundant in mid-intertidal to subtidal rocky areas, the California coastal shrimp may prove to be an ecological variant of the Sitka shrimp (Heptacarpus sitchensis). The two species are very similar, with the main difference being the presence of epipods on the first two walking legs rather than on just the first as in Sitka shrimp (Heptacarpus sitchensis). Work remains to determine if this characteristic is fixed or variable in these species.

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References

Weblinks

• WoRMS Page for Heptacarpus paludicola
• Search Arctos Database for Heptacarpus paludicola (Southeast only)
• Search Arctos Database for Heptacarpus paludicola (entire database)
• Encyclopedia of Life search for Heptacarpus paludicola
• iNaturalist Observations for Heptacarpus paludicola in Southeast Alaska

Other References

• Kozloff 1996
• Butler 1980

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