Engaeus
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Engaeus is a genus of freshwater crayfish found in Australia. Fifteen of the 35 species in the genus occur in Tasmania, where they are known as the Tasmanian land crayfish. The behaviour of these crayfish is notable as they live in burrows and construct large "chimneys" at the opening [1].
Engaeus includes the following species [2][3]:
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[edit] References
- ^ Horwitz, P. (1990). A taxonomic revision of species in the freshwater crayfish genus Engaeus Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 4: 427–614. doi:.
- ^ James W. Fetzner, Jr. (2005-02-11). Genus Engaeus Erichson, 1846. Crayfish Taxon Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
- ^ Keith Crandall (1999). Engaeus. Tree of Life Web Project.
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