title: A new species of the genusCalliaxinaNgoc-Ho, 2003 from the South China Sea (Crustacea, Decapoda, Axiidea, Callianassidae).
abstract: A new species of the genusCalliaxinaNgoc-Ho, 2003,Calliaxina xishaensissp. n., collected from the South China Sea is described and illustrated. It is distinguishable fromCalliaxina thomassiniNgoc-Ho, 2014 by having the rostrum broadly triangular with pointed tip and is distinguishable fromCalliaxina novaebritanniae(Borradaile, 1900) andCalliax punica(de Saint Laurent & Manning, 1982) by the posterior margin of telson being convex. It is also the first record of this genus from the China seas. A key to the species ofCalliaxinais given.
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China; The State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.
authors.forename: Wenliang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Shanghai Key Lab for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoli
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liang
keywords: Callianassidae; Calliaxina; South China Sea; new species