Axius serratus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Thalassinidea |
Family: | Axiidae |
Genus: | Axius |
Species: | A. serratus |
Binomial name | |
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]