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Issue: Vol. 5831 No. 3: 16 Jun. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-06-16
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5831.3.3
Page range: 359-380
Abstract views: 149
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Strahlaxiidae redefined and a new species of Strahlaxius (Crustacea: Axiidea)

Museums Victoria; Melbourne; Vic.; 3001; Australia.
Institute of Oceanology; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Qingdao; Shandong 266071; China.; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology; Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology; Qingdao; Shandong 266237; China.; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences; Beijing 100049; China.
Crustacea Strahlaxiidae Strahlaxius australiensis sp. nov rediagnosis

Abstract

Using molecular and morphological evidence, the axiidean family Strahlaxiidae Poore, 1994 is rediagnosed and confined to just Strahlaxius Sakai & de Saint Laurent, 1989. It includes three species S. plectrorhynchus (Strahl, 1862), S. waroona (Poore & Griffin, 1979) and the new species, Strahlaxius australiensis sp. nov. The distributions of the three species are discussed. Neaxius Borradaile, 1903 and Neaxiopsis Sakai & de Saint Laurent, 1989 are removed from Strahlaxiidae to Axiidae Huxley, 1879.

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How to Cite

Poore, G.C.B. & Kou, Q. (2026) Strahlaxiidae redefined and a new species of Strahlaxius (Crustacea: Axiidea). Zootaxa, 5831 (3), 359–380. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5831.3.3