Genus Acanthaxius Sakai & de Saint Laurent, 1989
- Acanthaxius Sakai, K. & de Saint Laurent, M. 1989. A check list of Axiidae (Decapoda, Crustacea, Thalassinidea, Anomura), with remarks and in addition descriptions of one new subfamily, eleven new genera and two new species. Naturalists 3: 1-104 [66].
Type species:
Axiopsis (Axiopsis) pilocheira Sakai, 1987 by original designation.
Introduction
Sakai (2011: 28) synonymised Acanthaxius gathaagudu Poore & Collins, 2009 and A. grandis Kensley & Chan, 1998 from Taiwan with Acanthaxius piloceirus from Japan. As pointed out by Poore (2020) Sakai’s (2017) key to 13 species can not be relied on. Sakai (2011: 29) erroneously reported A. spinosissimus (Rathbun, 1906) from Western Australia, relying on misreading earlier papers. The latter is a probable species of Guyanacaris Sakai, 2011.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
AXIIDAE: Acanthaxius pilocheirus (Sakai, 1987)
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific Oceans.
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Northwest Province (4)
General References
Kensley, B. & Chan, T.-Y. 1998. Three new species of thalassinidean shrimps (Crustacea, Axiidae and Calocarididae) from Taiwan. Zoosystema 20(2): 255-264
Poore, G.C.B. 2020. Axiid and micheleid lobsters from Indo-West Pacific deep-sea environments (Crustacea: Decapoda: Axiidea: Axiidae, Micheleidae). In: Corbari, L., Chan, T.-Y. and Ahyong, S.T. (eds) Deep-sea crustaceans from Papua New Guinea. Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos vol. 31. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris [1936-1950] 213: 259-367
Poore, G.C.B. & Collins, D.J. 2009. Australian Axiidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Axiidea). Memoirs of Museum Victoria 66: 221-287
Sakai, K. 2011. Axioidea of the world and a reconsideration of the Callianassoidea (Decapoda, Thalassinidea, Callianassida). Crustaceana Monographs 13: 1-616
Sakai, K. 2017. Descriptions of eight species from the superfamilies Axioidea Huxley, 1879 and Callianassoidea Dana, 1852, with a revised key to the species of the genus Acanthaxius Sakai & de Saint Laurent, 1989 (Decapoda, Callianassidea). Crustaceana 90: 177-197
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2025 | CRUSTACEA Brünnich, 1772 | 28-Dec-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Gary Poore |
| 08-May-2012 | 08-May-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |