Axius (crustacean)

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Axius
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Axius serratus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Axiidae
Genus: Axius
Leach, 1815  [1]
Type species
Axius stirynchus
Leach, 1815

Axius is a genus of mud lobster,

Species

It containing the following species: [2]

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References

  1. "Axius Leach, 1815". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  2. Michael Türkay (2011). "Axius Leach, 1815". World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved February 27, 2011.