Short-fingered mud shrimp [Pseudolongipedia brevipes]
Description
The short-fingered mud shrimp is a marine crustacean species found in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. It inhabits soft sediment areas in shallow waters. Unlike its long-fingered cousin, it has short, stubby claws, which it uses to sift through the sediment for food.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Arthropods
Arthropoda
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Copepods
Copepoda
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| Order |
Harpacticoida
Harpacticoida
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| Family |
Longipediidae
Longipediidae
|
| Genus |
Pseudolongipedia
Pseudolongipedia
|