Axius serratus
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| Axius serratus Stimpson, 1852 [1] |
Axius serratus is a species of thalassinidean crustacean found off the Atlantic coast of Canada and the United States, from Nova Scotia to Maryland [2]. It is capable of living in areas which are so polluted that other benthic animals cannot survive [3].
[edit] References
- ^ Axius serratus (TSN 97710). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Brian Kensley (2001). Two sympatric species of Axius from the north-west Atlantic (Decapoda, Thalassinidea, Axiidae). Crustaceana 74 (9): 951–962. doi:.
- ^ Michael J. Risk, Ronald D. Venter, S. George Pemberton & Dale E. Buckley (1978). Computer simulation and sedimentological implications of burrowing by Axius serratus. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 15: 1370–1374.
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