Dorphinaxius

Dorphinaxius kermadecensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Axiidae
Genus: Dorphinaxius
Sakai & de Saint Laurent, 1989 [1]
Species: D. kermadecensis
Binomial name
Dorphinaxius kermadecensis
(Chilton, 1911)
Synonyms [2]
  • Axiopsis appendiculis Poore & Griffin, 1979
  • Iconaxiopsis kermadecensis Chilton, 1911

Dorphinaxius kermadecensis is a genus of mud lobster native to the Norfolk Island, parts of New South Wales, and the Kermadec Islands of New Zealand.[3] It is the only species in the genus Dorphinaxius.[2] It has a depth range of 0–8 metres (0–26 ft).[4]

References

  1. ↑ Gary Poore (2004). Marine Decapod Crustacea of Southern Australia: A Guide to Identification. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-643-06906-0.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gary Poore (2010). "Dorphinaxius Sakai & de Saint Laurent, 1989". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 31, 2012.
  3. ↑ P. J. F. Davie, ed. (2002). Crustacea: Malacostraca. Phyllocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida (Part 1). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. 19.3A. CSIRO Publishing. p. 452. ISBN 978-0-643-06791-2.
  4. ↑ Gary C. B. Poore & David B. Collins (2009). "Australian Axiidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Axiidea)" (PDF). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 66: 221–287.