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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	28 799901 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Axiidea.
Rank:	Infraorder

CAAB category: 28 - Crustacea - Malacostraca Malacostracans: isopods, amphipods, euphausiids and decapods (prawns, lobsters, crabs, etc.) Family: 28 799 (slow prawns) - show full list Common Name: slow prawns Common Names List: mud yabbies ghost shrimps Organism Type: a slow prawn Synonyms: Infraorder Thalassinidea Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 28 799000     Infraorders Axiidea, Gebiidea

Taxon Notes:

This group was previously included under the old name Thalassinidea, which has recently been shown to be polyphyletic. Axiidea includes the following families:- Axiidae, Callianassidae (including the Anacalliacinidae), Ctenochelidae, Micheleidae and Strahlaxiidae. See Poore et al, 2014. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.

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