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From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Heptacarpus carinatus |
Class | Malacostraca + |
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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 + |
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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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