Dorphinaxius

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]

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

References
  1. Gary Poore (2004). Marine Decapod Crustacea of Southern Australia: A Guide to Identification. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-643-06906-0.
  2. 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. 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.


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