| Axius serratus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Axiidae |
| Genus: | Axius |
| Species: | A. serratus |
| Binomial name | |
| Axius serratus | |
Axius serratus is a species of thalassinidean crustacean found off the Atlantic coast of Canada and the United States, from Nova Scotia to Maryland. [2] It is capable of living in areas which are so polluted that other benthic animals cannot survive. [3]