Amphipoda taxon details
original description
Hughes, L. E. (2012). New and little-known Podoceridae (Peracarida: Amphipoda) of southern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum, 64: 71–120. [details] Available for editors [request]
Holotype AM P.86150, geounit Twofold bay [details]
From editor or global species database
Etymology From the Greek akanthias, meaning a prickly thing, a kind of shark. Applied in reference to the dorsal carina, which are reminiscent of shark fins. [details]
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