Kev,

Is the kawamurai form the one with the longer spines without any spread at
the ends?  This is the one that seems to be pictured in Wilson.  I have
never been sure which was the kawamurai but have always labeled this one as
it.  It is nice to hear that C. axicornis comes from Australia as I have a
C. axicornis that was labeled C. banksi from Australia.  Now maybe I can
trust the locale data a bit more even if the name was wrong.

Tom


> Tom:
> The form of axicornis which I call kawamurai Shikama,1964occurs off
Townsville
> and extends up the Cape York to Shelburne Bay, . M. axicornis does occur
off
> Queensland and was reasonably common when trawlers "bottom trawled but
since
> they now use dangle chains I have not seen the species for years.
> Kev
>