Upogebia deltaura
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| Upogebia deltaura (Leach, 1815) [1] |
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Gebia deltaura Leach, 1815 [2] |
Upogebia deltaura is a species of mud lobster from the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.
It is found in the eastern Atlantic from Sognefjord, Norway to Spain, and throughout the Mediterranean Sea as well as in the Black Sea [3]. It may also extend as far as Togo, West Africa [3], but possible confusion with other taxa makes this difficult to assess [4]. It lives in burrows at up to 190 m depth [2], and will make use of burrows dug by other animals [5]. U. deltaura is the most abundant large crustacean and the deepest burrowing (up to 68 cm) large animal in Scottish maerl beds, and will reconstruct its burrow after disturbance by storms or trawling [4].
The animal is up to 100 mm (4 in) long, and is a dirty yellow colour, tinged with green, white or red [5]. It is often confused with other species which it closely resembles [2], such as Upogebia stellata, which has additional ocular spines and a narrower abdomen [5]. The mouthparts are densely setose, which helps to filter particles out of the water [6].
[edit] References
- ^ Upogebia deltaura (TSN 98210). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ a b c Cédric d'Udekem d'Acoz (2003). Upogebia deltaura (Leach, 1815). Crustikon - Crustacean photographic website. Tromsø Museum – University of Tromsø.
- ^ a b Marit E. Christiansen (2000). On the occurrence of Thalassinidea (Decapoda) in Norwegian Waters. Journal of Crustacean Biology 20 (2): 230–237.
- ^ a b J. M. Hall-Spencer & R. J. A. Atkinson (1999). Upogebia deltaura (Crustacea: Thalassinidea) in Clyde Sea maerl beds, Scotland. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 79: 871–880. doi:.
- ^ a b c M. J. de Kluijver & S. S. Ingalsuo. Upogebia deltaura (Leach). Macrobenthos of the North Sea: Crustacea. Universiteit van Amsterdam. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
- ^ Eunice Eunice H. Pinn, Lois A. Nickell, Andrew Rogerson & R. James A. Atkinson (1999). Comparison of the mouthpart setal fringes of seven species of mud-shrimp (Crustacea: Decapoda: Thalassinidea). Journal of Natural History 33: 1461–1485. doi:.
