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From Natural History of Southeast Alaska

Heptacarpus carinatus

Class	Malacostraca +
Common name is	Small-eyed coastal shrimp  +
Family	Hippolytidae +
Genus	Heptacarpus +
Order	Decapoda +
Phylum	Arthropoda +
Scientific name is	Heptacarpus carinatus  +
SpecificEpithet	carinatus  +
Summary	The small-eyed coastal shrimp is a common … The small-eyed coastal shrimp is a common resident of eelgrass beds. The color in life is commonly green with a white stripe on rostrum. These may resemble the [[Heptacarpus sylus | stiletto shrimp]], but can be distinguished by the relatively smaller eyes and presence of a strong dorsal hook on abdominal segment three. Small specimens are easily confused with ''[[Hippolyte clarki]]'', but the small-eyed coastal shrimp has the carpus of the first walking leg divided into 7 segments rather than three as in ''[[Hippolyte clarki]]''.than three as in ''[[Hippolyte clarki]]''.  +
TaxonRank	species  +
Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.	Heptacarpus carinatus + , Heptacarpus carinatus + , Heptacarpus carinatus + , Heptacarpus carinatus + , Heptacarpus carinatus + , Heptacarpus carinatus + , Heptacarpus carinatus +
Categories	Marine Invertebrate  + , Species  +
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.	11 March 2013 21:40:26  +
Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.	Heptacarpus carinatus +

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