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Upogebia affinis zoea

(coastal mud shrimp)

Collected: from 100 m to 5 km off of Assateague, Va in June to August using an epibenthic sled (363 um mesh) towed just above the botton in 10m depths. Another specimen was caught at the surface.


Notes:Upogebia zoeae can be abundant in some yearsin this location. The specimen shown is a late zoea.

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Click here for an enlargement of the telson of an early zoea..

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Collected by W. S. Johnson, Goucher College, Towson, MD

 


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