Upogebiidae is a family of mud shrimp crustaceans belonging to the infraorder Gebiidea, within the order Decapoda. They are infauna, living their entire adult lives in seafloor burrows. Over 100 species have been identified, with different species often highly specialized for different types of substrate, even including sea sponges or coral.[1] They are filter feeders, although some species also deposit feed.[2]
Upogebiidae contains the following genera:[3]
Upogebiidae is a family of mud shrimp crustaceans belonging to the infraorder Gebiidea, within the order Decapoda. They are infauna, living their entire adult lives in seafloor burrows. Over 100 species have been identified, with different species often highly specialized for different types of substrate, even including sea sponges or coral. They are filter feeders, although some species also deposit feed.
Upogebiidae contains the following genera:
Acutigebia Sakai, 1982 Aethogebia A. B. Williams, 1993 Arabigebicula Sakai, 2006 Austinogebia Ngoc-Ho, 2001 Gebiacantha Ngoc-Ho, 1989 Gebicula Alcock, 1901 Mantisgebia Sakai, 2006 Neogebicula Sakai, 1982 Pomatogebia Williams & Ngoc-Ho, 1990 Tuerkayogebia Sakai, 1982 Upogebia Leach, 1814 Wolffogebia Sakai, 1982
