Species Spongiaxius brucei (Sakai, 1986)
- Axiopsis brucei Sakai, K. 1986. Axiopsis brucei sp. nov., a new sponge inhabiting axiid (Crustacea: Decapoda: Thalassinidea), from north-west Australia. The Beagle. Occasional Papers of the Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences 3(1): 11-20 [12 figs 1-6].
Type data:
Holotype NTM Cr.000610A ♂ (454 m), North-west shelf, WA [18°43.7'S, 117°02.2'E].
Paratype(s) RMNH D36516 ♀, NW Shelf, WA [18°52.2'S, 116°11.1'E]; NTM Cr.000610B ♀ (as allotype), [18°43.7'S, 117°02.2'E]; NTM Cr.000605 ♀ (450-454 m depth), [17°55.5'S, 118°19.5'E]; NTM Cr.000607 ♂, [18°00.8'S, 118°17'E]; NTM Cr.000608 1♂, [18°03.8'S, 118°14'E]; NTM Cr.000611 1♀ (452-456 m), [16°24'S, 120°20.4'E]; AM P34217 1♂; USNM 228682 1♀, [18°52.5'S, 116°11.1'E]; RMNH 36516 2♀; BMNH 1986:300 1♂; NTM Cr. 000606 ♀, [17°59.7'S, 118°19'E].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Sakaiocaris brucei (Sakai, 1986). —
Kensley, B. 1989. New genera in the Thalassinidean families Calocarididae and Axiidae. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 102(4): 960-967 [964]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Philippines; W & WNW Lacepede Archipelago
Known only from type locality.
IMCRA
Timor Province (2), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)
Distribution References
- 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 [330]
- Sakai, K. 2011. Axioidea of the world and a reconsideration of the Callianassoidea (Decapoda, Thalassinidea, Callianassida). Crustaceana Monographs 13: 1-616 [193-195]
Ecological Descriptors
Benthic, commensal, continental slope.
Extra Ecological Information
In hexactinellid sponge, 454 m depth.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| 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 |