From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Class
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Malacostraca +
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Common name is
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California coastal shrimp +
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Documentation requested
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false +
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Family
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Hippolytidae +
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Genus
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Heptacarpus +
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Order
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Decapoda +
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Phylum
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Arthropoda +
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Scientific name is
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Heptacarpus paludicola +
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SpecificEpithet
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paludicola +
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Summary
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Sometimes abundant in mid-intertidal to su … Sometimes abundant in mid-intertidal to subtidal rocky areas, the California coastal shrimp may prove to be an ecological variant of the [[Heptacarpus sitchensis|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 [[Heptacarpus sitchensis|Sitka shrimp (''Heptacarpus sitchensis'')]]. Work remains to determine if this characteristic is fixed or variable in these species.tic is fixed or variable in these species. +
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TaxonRank
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species +
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TaxonRemarks
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May be a junior synonym of ''[[Heptacarpus sitchensis]]'' +
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Marine Invertebrate +
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Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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11 March 2013 21:41:41 +
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