Eiconaxius andamanensis

Eiconaxius andamanensis
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

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. 1 2 Katsushi Sakai (2002). "Callianassidae (Decapoda, Thalassinidea) in the Andaman Sea, Thailand" (PDF). Phuket Marine Biological Center Special Publication. 23 (2): 461–532.
  2. ↑ http://www.catalogueoflife.org/show_species_details.php?record_id=3814439 The Integrated Taxonomic Information System, Nov 2007
  3. 1 2 University of Washington Libraries


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