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Dorphinaxius

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Dorphinaxius
Dorphinaxius kermadecensis being held
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
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 species 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

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  1. ^ Gary Poore (2004). Marine Decapod Crustacea of Southern Australia: A Guide to Identification. Csiro. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-643-06906-0.
  2. ^ a b Gary Poore (2010). "Dorphinaxius Sakai & de Saint Laurent, 1989". WoRMS. 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. Vol. 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 (2): 221–287. doi:10.24199/j.mmv.2009.66.20.[dead link]