New records for the axiid shrimp Eutrichocheles modestus (Herbst, 1796) with discussion on the genera Eutrichocheles Wood-Mason, 1876 and Paraxiopsis de Man, 1905 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Thalassinidea)

Abstract

ew material discovered for the rare species Eutrichocheles mo-destus allows a detailed study and a comparison with its closely related con-gener, E. crosnieri Ngoc-Ho, 1998. The taxonomic status of Eutrichocheles Wood-Mason, 1876 and Paraxiopsis de Man, 1905 is discussed. The separation of the two, as proposed by Kensley (1996a), is accepted.