Insights into the evolution and biogeography of the pea crab genus Austinixa Heard & Manning, 1997 (Decapoda: Brachyura: Pinnotheridae) based on molecular phylogenetics and morphology

Abstract Evolutionary and biogeographic perspectives of Austinixa are limited to few studies that focus on phylogenetic relationships. Some species, such as Austinixa leptodactyla, had not yet been included in phylogenetic hypotheses, whereas others had limited geographic sampling. The prese