Eiconaxius andamanensis
| Eiconaxius andamanensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Axiidae |
| Genus: | Eiconaxius |
| Species: | E. andamanensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Eiconaxius andamanensis (Alcock, 1901) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Iconaxiopsis andamanensis Alcock, 1901 [1] | |
Eiconaxius andamanensis is a species of decapod crustacean in the infraorder Thalassinidea. Although it is not a true lobster, is sometimes known by the common names "mud lobster" and "scorpion lobster".[2] Its scientific name comes from the Andaman Sea, where it has been collected off the west coast of Andaman Islands at a depth of 238–290 fathoms (1,428–1,740 ft; 435–530 m).[3][1]
Although very similar to Iconasioptis laccadivensis, a species which shelters itself in the branches of deep sea zoophytes, the exact habits of Eiconaxius andamanensis are unknown.[3]
References
- 1 2 Katsushi Sakai (2002). "Callianassidae (Decapoda, Thalassinidea) in the Andaman Sea, Thailand" (PDF). Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication 23 (2): 461–532.
- ↑ http://www.catalogueoflife.org/show_species_details.php?record_id=3814439 The Integrated Taxonomic Information System, Nov 2007
- 1 2 University of Washington Libraries
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