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Genus
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<emphasis id="B91E470617351E2ADBC8F999FE61F9BC" bold="true" box="[238,403,1625,1651]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="491">Amakusaxius</emphasis>
Sakai, 2011
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<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717351E2ADBB1F960FEA0F979" authority="Sakai" authorityName="Sakai" box="[151,338,1696,1718]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="1" pageNumber="491" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617351E2ADBB1F960FEE6F979" box="[151,276,1696,1718]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="491">Acanthaxius</emphasis>
Sakai
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&amp; de Saint Laurent, 1989: 66 (part).
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<emphasis id="B91E470617351E2ADBB1F97FFEEFF91A" box="[151,285,1727,1749]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="491">Amakusaxius</emphasis>
Sakai, 2011: 44
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.
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species
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.
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<emphasis id="B91E470617351E2ADA1FF8C1FE5AF8D6" box="[313,424,1793,1817]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="491">Calocaris</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B91E470617351E2ADA91F8C1FDC1F8D6" box="[439,563,1793,1817]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="491">Calastacus</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B91E470617351E2AD962F8C1FD31F8D6" box="[580,707,1793,1817]" italics="true" pageId="1" pageNumber="491">amakusana</emphasis>
Miyake &amp; Sakai, 1967
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. Original designation.
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<emphasis id="B91E470617351E2ADBEFF8E5FECEF8F1" bold="true" box="[201,316,1829,1854]" pageId="1" pageNumber="491">Diagnosis</emphasis>
. Rostrum somewhat flattened dorsoventrally, triangular, laterally denticulate, shorter than eyestalks, not depressed below level of carapace, not continuous with lateral carinae. Carapace dorsally granulate; cervical groove deep, visible laterally over half distance to anterolateral margin; supraocular spines prominent; lateral carina divided in two parts, each terminating anteriorly in spine; submedian carina present, spinose; median carina tuberculate or denticulate; low, blunt postcervical carina present. First abdominal pleuron blunt or subacute; second pleuron broad, rounded; third to fifth pleura posteriorly rounded. Telson with lateral fixed spines and posterolateral movable spinules; posterior margin slightly convex, with small median spine. Eyestalk cylindrical, articulating; cornea darkly pigmented. Antennal scaphocerite short, curved; dorsolateral distal spine on second segment of antennal peduncle curved inward. Third maxilliped exopod not clearly bent at base of flagellum. Pleurobranchs absent; podobranchs and arthrobranchs well developed, but former without lamella; epipods present on second maxilliped to fourth pereiopod. Chelipeds asymmetrical, with palm somewhat compressed laterally; merus unarmed on ventral margin in major cheliped, armed with row of spines in minor cheliped; dorsal margin of carpus to dactylus of major cheliped only with small spines, that of minor cheliped with prominent spines. Propodi of third and fourth pereiopods with transverse rows of corneous spinules; dactyli tapering, with longitudinal row of corneous spinules. First pleopod of male absent. Male second pleopod with appendix masculina; second to fifth pleopods each with appendix interna. Uropodal exopod and endopod narrow, with transverse suture on exopod; exopod with middorsal carina terminating posteriorly in strong marginal spine, terminal flap located lateral to this spine.
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<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DBEFFD87FE93FDAF" bold="true" box="[201,353,583,608]" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Composition</emphasis>
. Monotypic.
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<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DBEFFDACFEC4FD4B" bold="true" box="[201,310,620,644]" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Remarks</emphasis>
. Sakai &amp; de Saint Laurent (1989) assigned the following eight species to their new genus
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<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DBB1FD50FED0FD67" box="[151,290,656,680]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Acanthaxius</emphasis>
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:
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<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DA1EFD50FDD3FD67" box="[312,545,656,680]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Axius spinulicaudus</emphasis>
Rathbun, 1902
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D9D4FD50FB6AFD68" authority="Rathbun, 1906" authorityName="Rathbun" authorityYear="1906" box="[754,1176,655,680]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Axius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="spinosissimus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D9D4FD50FC2BFD67" box="[754,985,656,680]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Axius spinosissimus</emphasis>
Rathbun, 1906
</taxonomicName>
;
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<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DF8AFD50FA67FD67" box="[1196,1429,656,680]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Axius miyazakiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
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<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DBB1FD74FEF4FD03" box="[151,262,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Calocaris</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DA3BFD74FE6BFD03" box="[285,409,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Calastacus</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DA94FD74FDC3FD03" box="[434,561,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">amakusana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D96EFD74FAD8FD03" authority="Boesch &amp; Smalley, 1972" authorityName="Boesch &amp; Smalley" authorityYear="1972" box="[584,1322,692,716]" class="Malacostraca" family="Calocarididae" genus="Calocaris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="hirsutimana" subGenus="Calastacus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D96EFD74FD44FD03" box="[584,694,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Calocaris</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D9E8FD74FCB8FD03" box="[718,842,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Calastacus</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D845FD74FC18FD03" box="[867,1002,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">hirsutimana</emphasis>
Boesch &amp; Smalley, 1972
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DE1BFD74FE6CFD3F" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Axiopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="polyacantha" subGenus="Axiopsis">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DE1BFD74FA6EFD03" box="[1341,1436,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Axiopsis</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DB86FD18FF0DFD3F" box="[160,255,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Axiopsis</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DA32FD18FE6CFD3F" box="[276,414,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">polyacantha</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DA97FD18FC48FD20" authority="Squires, 1979" authorityName="Squires" authorityYear="1979" box="[433,954,727,752]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Axiopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="caespitosa" subGenus="Axiopsis">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DA97FD18FDE2FD3F" box="[433,528,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Axiopsis</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D902FD18FD71FD3F" box="[548,643,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Axiopsis</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D9B1FD19FCFFFD3F" box="[663,781,729,752]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">caespitosa</emphasis>
Squires, 1979
</taxonomicName>
; and
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D8DBFD18FAA5FD3F" box="[1021,1367,727,752]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Axiopsis" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pilocheira" subGenus="Axiopsis">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D8DBFD18FBAEFD3F" box="[1021,1116,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Axiopsis</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DF57FD18FB22FD3F" box="[1137,1232,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Axiopsis</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DFC2FD18FAA5FD3F" box="[1252,1367,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">pilocheira</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<typeStatus id="54D125B617361E29DE4CFD17FA6EFD20" box="[1386,1436,727,751]" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">type</typeStatus>
species). Of the eight species,
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D926FD3CFD32FCDB" box="[512,704,764,788]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Axius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="spinulicaudus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D926FD3CFD32FCDB" box="[512,704,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. spinulicaudus</emphasis>
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was reassigned to
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D882FD3CFBDFFCDB" box="[932,1069,764,788]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Calocarides" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D882FD3CFBDFFCDB" box="[932,1069,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Calocarides</emphasis>
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by Kensley (1996a). Since the original description, the following nine species have been added to
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<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D887FCE0FBD9FCF7" box="[929,1067,800,824]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Acanthaxius</emphasis>
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:
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<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DF1BFCE0FB10FCF7" box="[1085,1250,800,824]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. polychaetes</emphasis>
Sakai, 1994
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DEA2FCE0FE4FFC93" authority="Kensley, 1996" authorityName="Kensley" authorityYear="1996" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kirkmilleri">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DEA2FCE0FEFFFC93" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. kirkmilleri</emphasis>
Kensley, 1996
</taxonomicName>
b;
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DAFCFC84FDAAFC93" box="[474,600,836,860]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="formosa">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DAFCFC84FDAAFC93" box="[474,600,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. formosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D94CFC84FD13FC93" box="[618,737,836,860]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="grandis">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D94CFC84FD13FC93" box="[618,737,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. grandis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D9D2FC84FCABFC93" box="[756,857,836,860]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="clevai">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D9D2FC84FCABFC93" box="[756,857,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. clevai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Ngoc-Ho, 2006;
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DF00FC84FB44FC93" box="[1062,1206,836,860]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gadaletae">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DF00FC84FB44FC93" box="[1062,1206,836,860]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. gadaletae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
Ngoc-Ho, 2006;
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DEA2FC84FE0BFCB0" authority="Poore &amp; Collins, 2009" authorityName="Poore &amp; Collins" authorityYear="2009" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="garawa">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DEA2FC84FF1FFC4F" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. garawa</emphasis>
Poore &amp; Collins, 2009
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D923FCA8FD5EFC4F" box="[517,684,872,896]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gathaagudu">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D923FCA8FD5EFC4F" box="[517,684,872,896]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. gathaagudu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D99AFCA8FBB8FCB0" authority="Poore &amp; Collins, 2009" authorityName="Poore &amp; Collins" authorityYear="2009" box="[700,1098,871,896]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ningaloo">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D99AFCA8FCB3FC4F" box="[700,833,872,896]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. ningaloo</emphasis>
Poore &amp; Collins, 2009
</taxonomicName>
(Sakai 1994; Kensley 1996b; Kensley &amp; Chan 1998; Ngoc-Ho 2006; Poore &amp; Collins 2009).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD59B1417361E29DBEFFC6FFE55FBB3" blockId="2.[151,1436,151,1796]" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">
Recently, Sakai (2011) reviewed
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D963FC70FD22FC07" box="[581,720,944,968]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D963FC70FD22FC07" box="[581,720,944,968]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Acanthaxius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and restricted the following seven species to
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DFCEFC70FA80FC07" box="[1256,1394,944,968]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DFCEFC70FA80FC07" box="[1256,1394,944,968]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Acanthaxius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
:
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DEA2FC70FF28FC23" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="clevai">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DEA2FC70FF28FC23" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. clevai</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DBCDFC14FE8EFC23" box="[235,380,980,1004]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gadaletae">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DBCDFC14FE8EFC23" box="[235,380,980,1004]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. gadaletae</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DAABFC14FDF7FC23" box="[397,517,980,1004]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="garawa">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DAABFC14FDF7FC23" box="[397,517,980,1004]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. garawa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D93EFC14FD24FC23" box="[536,726,980,1004]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Axius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="miyazakiensis">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D93EFC14FD24FC23" box="[536,726,980,1004]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. miyazakiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D9CFFC14FC9AFC23" box="[745,872,980,1004]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="formosa">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D9CFFC14FC9AFC23" box="[745,872,980,1004]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. formosa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D883FC14FBAFFC23" box="[933,1117,980,1004]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="polyacanthus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D883FC14FBAFFC23" box="[933,1117,980,1004]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. polyacanthus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were synonymized with
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DEA2FC14FEC1FBDF" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Axius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="miyazakiensis">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DEA2FC14FEC1FBDF" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. miyazakiensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
),
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DA6FFC38FE39FBDF" box="[329,459,1016,1040]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="ningaloo">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DA6FFC38FE39FBDF" box="[329,459,1016,1040]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. ningaloo</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DAFCFC38FD85FBDF" box="[474,631,1016,1040]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pilocheirus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DAFCFC38FD85FBDF" box="[474,631,1016,1040]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. pilocheirus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D9A1FC38FD0EFBDF" box="[647,764,1016,1040]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="grandis">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D9A1FC38FD0EFBDF" box="[647,764,1016,1040]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. grandis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D817FC38FC24FBDF" box="[817,982,1016,1040]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gathaagudu">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D817FC38FC24FBDF" box="[817,982,1016,1040]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. gathaagudu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
were synonymized with
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DFC9FC38FA79FBDF" box="[1263,1419,1016,1040]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pilocheirus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DFC9FC38FA79FBDF" box="[1263,1419,1016,1040]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. pilocheirus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
), and
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DBEEFBDCFE71FBFB" box="[200,387,1052,1076]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Axius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="spinosissimus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DBEEFBDCFE71FBFB" box="[200,387,1052,1076]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. spinosissimus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DAB5FBDCFD54FBFB" box="[403,678,1052,1076]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="amakusana">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DAB5FBDCFD54FBFB" box="[403,678,1052,1076]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Acanthaxius amakusana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was reassigned to the new genus
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DF0AFBDCFB32FBFB" box="[1068,1216,1052,1076]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Amakusaxius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DF0AFBDCFB32FBFB" box="[1068,1216,1052,1076]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Amakusaxius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DFF6FBDCFA95FBFB" box="[1232,1383,1052,1076]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="kirkmilleri">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DFF6FBDCFA95FBFB" box="[1232,1383,1052,1076]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. kirkmilleri</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was transferred to the new genus
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DAC8FB80FCD6FB98" authority="Sakai, 2011" authorityName="Sakai" authorityYear="2011" box="[494,804,1087,1112]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Pillsburyaxius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DAC8FB80FD62FB97" box="[494,656,1088,1112]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Pillsburyaxius</emphasis>
Sakai, 2011
</taxonomicName>
; and
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D841FB80FBFCFB97" box="[871,1038,1088,1112]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="polychaetes">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D841FB80FBFCFB97" box="[871,1038,1088,1112]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. polychaetes</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
was transferred to the new genus
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DBB1FBA5FE51FBB3" authority="Sakai, 2011" authorityName="Sakai" authorityYear="2011" box="[151,419,1124,1148]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Bruceaxius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DBB1FBA5FEE7FBB3" box="[151,277,1125,1148]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Bruceaxius</emphasis>
Sakai, 2011
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD59B1417361E29DBEFFB47FEDAF8CB" blockId="2.[151,1436,151,1796]" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">
Sakai (2011) distinguished
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D92EFB48FD6EFB6F" box="[520,668,1160,1184]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Amakusaxius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D92EFB48FD6EFB6F" box="[520,668,1160,1184]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Amakusaxius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D9CEFB48FC80FB6F" box="[744,882,1160,1184]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D9CEFB48FC80FB6F" box="[744,882,1160,1184]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Acanthaxius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
only by the presence of a postcervical median carina on the carapace in the former. The significance of the presence or absence of the postcervical carina alone is questionable, because interspecific variation is known in
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D833FB10FC79FB27" box="[789,907,1232,1256]" class="Malacostraca" family="Calocarididae" genus="Ambiaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D833FB10FC79FB27" box="[789,907,1232,1256]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Ambiaxius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(see Sakai 1995, Sakai &amp; Ohta 2005, Komai et al. 2010). The present newly collected specimens enable the examination of more characters of possible diagnostic significance. Indeed,
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DAB4FAD8FCDAFAFF" box="[402,808,1303,1328]" class="Malacostraca" family="Calocarididae" genus="Calocaris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="amakusana" subGenus="Calastacus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DAB4FAD8FDF2FAFF" box="[402,512,1304,1328]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Calocaris</emphasis>
(
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D930FAD8FD60FAFF" box="[534,658,1304,1328]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Calastacus</emphasis>
)
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D98EFAD8FCDAFAFF" box="[680,808,1304,1328]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">amakusana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is different from other species currently assigned to
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DBB1FAFCFED0FA9B" box="[151,290,1340,1364]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DBB1FAFCFED0FA9B" box="[151,290,1340,1364]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Acanthaxius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
in the following characters. Ventral spines of the merus and dorsal spines of the palm of the major cheliped are fairly reduced in the size in
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D9A2FAA0FD65FAB8" box="[644,663,1376,1399]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">C</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D994FAA0FD37FAB8" box="[690,709,1376,1399]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">C</emphasis>
.)
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D9C7FAA0FC92FAB7" box="[737,864,1376,1400]" class="Malacostraca" family="Calocarididae" genus="Calocaris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="amakusana">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D9C7FAA0FC92FAB7" box="[737,864,1376,1400]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">amakusana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, whereas they are quite prominent in species of
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DBB1FA44FED0FA53" box="[151,290,1412,1436]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DBB1FA44FED0FA53" box="[151,290,1412,1436]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Acanthaxius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The uropodal rami are relatively narrower in
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D80EFA45FCC9FA53" box="[808,827,1413,1436]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">C</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D874FA45FC97FA53" box="[850,869,1413,1436]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">C</emphasis>
.)
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D85AFA44FC0EFA53" box="[892,1020,1412,1436]" class="Malacostraca" family="Calocarididae" genus="Calocaris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="amakusana">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D85AFA44FC0EFA53" box="[892,1020,1412,1436]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">amakusana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
compared to species of
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DE2DFA44FA67FA53" box="[1291,1429,1412,1436]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DE2DFA44FA67FA53" box="[1291,1429,1412,1436]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Acanthaxius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, because of the weakly developed mesial convexity in the former species. Furthermore, the mid-dorsal carina on the uropodal exopod is produced into a strong spine posteriorly in
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D872FA0DFC95FA2B" box="[852,871,1485,1508]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">C</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D85BFA0DFC62FA2B" box="[893,912,1485,1508]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">C</emphasis>
.)
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D881FA0CFBD5FA2B" box="[935,1063,1484,1508]" class="Malacostraca" family="Calocarididae" genus="Calocaris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="amakusana">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D881FA0CFBD5FA2B" box="[935,1063,1484,1508]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">amakusana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, whereas such a spine is not seen in species of
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DA16FA30FE49F9C7" box="[304,443,1520,1544]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DA16FA30FE49F9C7" box="[304,443,1520,1544]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Acanthaxius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Moreover, similarities to certain species of
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D89BFA30FBB5F9C7" box="[957,1095,1520,1544]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D89BFA30FBB5F9C7" box="[957,1095,1520,1544]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Acanthaxius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
are also seen. The triangular, somewhat flattened rostrum links
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D912F9D5FDB5F9E3" box="[564,583,1557,1580]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">C</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D943F9D5FD8AF9E3" box="[613,632,1557,1580]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">C</emphasis>
.)
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D9B1F9D4FCE5F9E3" box="[663,791,1556,1580]" class="Malacostraca" family="Calocarididae" genus="Calocaris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="amakusana">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D9B1F9D4FCE5F9E3" box="[663,791,1556,1580]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">amakusana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
with
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D841F9D4FC16F9E3" box="[871,996,1556,1580]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="garawa">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D841F9D4FC16F9E3" box="[871,996,1556,1580]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. garawa</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(cf. Poore &amp; Collins 2009) and
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DEA2F9D4FEC3F99F" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Axius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="spinosissimus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DEA2F9D4FEC3F99F" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. spinosissimus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(cf. Ngoc-Ho 2005). The lateral gastric carina on the carapace is interrupted from the rostral lateral margin in
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DA2BF99DFED2F9BB" box="[269,288,1629,1652]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">C</emphasis>
. (
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DA1FF99DFEBEF9BB" box="[313,332,1629,1652]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">C</emphasis>
.)
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DA43F99CFE17F9BB" box="[357,485,1628,1652]" class="Malacostraca" family="Calocarididae" genus="Calocaris" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="amakusana">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DA43F99CFE17F9BB" box="[357,485,1628,1652]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">amakusana</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, and similar condition is seen in
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D843F99CFC2FF9BB" box="[869,989,1628,1652]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="grandis">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D843F99CFC2FF9BB" box="[869,989,1628,1652]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. grandis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
,
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29D8CAF99CFB61F9BB" box="[1004,1171,1628,1652]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gathaagudu">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29D8CAF99CFB61F9BB" box="[1004,1171,1628,1652]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. gathaagudu</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DFEBF99CFA9EF9BB" box="[1229,1388,1628,1652]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="pilocheirus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DFEBF99CFA9EF9BB" box="[1229,1388,1628,1652]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">A. pilocheirus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(cf. Sakai 1987; Kensley &amp; Chan 1998; Poore &amp; Collins 2009). In this present study, the validity of
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DFCAF940FA72F957" box="[1260,1408,1664,1688]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Amakusaxius" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DFCAF940FA72F957" box="[1260,1408,1664,1688]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Amakusaxius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is tentatively accepted because of the existence of some unique features that differentiate the
<typeStatus id="54D125B617361E29DFEBF965FB0FF972" box="[1229,1277,1701,1725]" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">type</typeStatus>
species from
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DBB1F908FED0F92F" box="[151,290,1736,1760]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DBB1F908FED0F92F" box="[151,290,1736,1760]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Acanthaxius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, but future phylogenetic studies may eventually reveal that this genus could be a synonym of
<taxonomicName id="4C6AE09717361E29DBB1F92CFED0F8CB" box="[151,290,1772,1796]" class="Malacostraca" family="Axiidae" genus="Acanthaxius" kingdom="Animalia" order="Decapoda" pageId="2" pageNumber="492" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B91E470617361E29DBB1F92CFED0F8CB" box="[151,290,1772,1796]" italics="true" pageId="2" pageNumber="492">Acanthaxius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
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</subSubSection>
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