Eiconaxius Bate, 1888

Lin, Tomoyuki Komai Feng-Jiau & Chan, Tin-Yam, 2010, Five new species of Axiidae (Crustacea: Decapoda: Axiidea) from deep-water off Taiwan, with description of a new genus, Zootaxa 2352, pp. 1-28 : 18

Genus Eiconaxius Bate, 1888

Remarks. Kensley (1996b) briefly summarized the taxonomy of the genus, and listed 23 species. Since then, Sakai & Ohta (2005) added a further new species, Eiconaxius hakuhou , from the Sulu Sea, the Philippines. As indicated by Kensley (1996b), dentition of the median carina and rostral margins, development of the submedian and lateral carinae, shape of the abdominal pleura seem to be particularly useful in species discrimination. Two specimens of this genus are now known from Taiwanese waters. In spite of the paucity of the material, comparison with literature and specimens from other localities led to the conclusion that the Taiwanese material represents two separate new species.