species: Etisus utilis in taxonomy (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Etisus utilis


©Lyle Vail: Etisus utilis at Loomis Reef, Lizard Island lagoon, at night. Thanks to Dr Shane Ahyong (Australian Museum) for the identification.

©Anne Hoggett: Carapace of Etisus utilis at lagoon bommie, Lizard Island.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Malacostraca
Order Decapoda
Family Xanthidae
Genus Etisus
Species Etisus utilis

Lizard Island Field Guide
Lizard Island area: all known taxa

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Distinguishing features

Dr Shane Ahyong (Australian Museum, May 2020) identified the species from the photos here and notes: "[Etsius utilis] ranges from New Caledonia to Madagascar and has been formally recorded from WA, but as far as I know, not from the GBR."

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