Sakaila, , Manning and Holthuis, 1981

Martin, Joel W., Godwin, Scott & Moffitt, Robert, 2009, Additions to the decapod crustacean fauna of the Hawaiian Islands, I. A review of the genus Sakaila Manning and Holthuis, 1981 (Decapoda, Brachyura, Aethridae), with the description of a new species from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Zootaxa 2018, pp. 25-44 : 42

Key to the known species of the Genus Sakaila

1. Carapace in dorsal view with 8 clearly demarcated lobes on lateral and posterolateral borders, each lobe distally blunt and lacking a dorsal carina (ridge)............................................................................. S. imperialis ( Sakai, 1963)

- Carapace in dorsal view with lateral and posterolateral lobes either indistinct or not discernible; if discernible then anterior three lobes acutely tipped and bearing short dorsal carina.............................................................................. 2

2. All areas of dorsal carapace bearing short spinules or tubercles; no portion of dorsal carapace smooth or pitted ..................................................................................................................................................... S. wanawana new species

- At least some areas of dorsal carapace lacking spines or tubercles and appearing smooth or pitted ........................... 3

3. Ambulatory legs bearing acute spines on all articles; merus bearing heavy, acute spines on distal dorsal border; ventral margin of cheliped propodus bearing 6 or 7 stout, sharp spines..................................... S. japonica ( Sakai, 1963)

- Ambulatory legs with rounded tubercles and low, blunt spines but lacking acute spines; merus of legs lacking heavy spines on distal dorsal border; ventral margin of cheliped propodus with low tubercles but lacking a series of 5 or more stout, sharp spines............................................................................... S. africana ( Manning and Holthuis, 1981)