Engaeus
| Engaeus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Infraorder: | Astacidea |
| Family: | Parastacidae |
| Genus: | Engaeus Erichson, 1846 |
| Type species | |
| Astacus fossor Erichson, 1846 [1] | |
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Engaeus is a genus of freshwater crayfish found in Australia. Fifteen of the 35 species in the genus[2][3] 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.[4]
All of the 35 species of Engaeus have been assessed for the IUCN Red List:[5]
- Engaeus affinis Smith & Schuster, 1913
- Engaeus curvisuturus Horwitz, 1990
- Engaeus karnanga Horwitz, 1990
- Engaeus laevis (Clark, 1941)
- Engaeus nulloporius Horwitz, 1990
- Engaeus granulatus Horwitz, 1990
- Engaeus mallacoota Horwitz, 1990
- Engaeus spinicaudatus Horwitz, 1990
- Engaeus sternalis (Clark, 1936)
- Engaeus disjuncticus Horwitz, 1990
- Engaeus martigener Horwitz, 1990
- Engaeus phyllocercus Smith & Schuster, 1913
- Engaeus rostrogaleatus Horwitz, 1990
- Engaeus urostrictus Riek, 1969
- Engaeus yabbimunna Horwitz, 1994
- Engaeus australis Riek, 1969
- Engaeus orramakunna Horwitz, 1990
- Engaeus victoriensis Smith & Schuster, 1913
- Engaeus cisternarius Suter, 1977
- Engaeus cunicularius (Erichson, 1846)
- Engaeus cymus (Clark, 1936)
- Engaeus fossor (Erichson, 1846)
- Engaeus fultoni Smith & Schuster, 1913
- Engaeus hemicirratulus Smith & Schuster, 1913
- Engaeus lengana Horwitz, 1990
- Engaeus leptorhynchus Clark, 1936
- Engaeus lyelli (Clark, 1936)
- Engaeus mairener Horwitz, 1990
- Engaeus merosetosus Horwitz, 1990
- Engaeus orientalis Clark, 1941
- Engaeus quadrimanus Clark, 1936
- Engaeus sericatus Clark, 1936
- Engaeus strictifrons (Clark, 1936)
- Engaeus tayatea Horwitz, 1990
- Engaeus tuberculatus Clark, 1936
References
- ↑ "Genus Engaeus Erichson, 1846". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 28 November 2008.
- ↑ James W. Fetzner, Jr. (11 February 2005). "Genus Engaeus Erichson, 1846". Crayfish Taxon Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
- ↑ Keith Crandall (1999). "Engaeus". Tree of Life Web Project.
- ↑ Horwitz, P. (1990). "A taxonomic revision of species in the freshwater crayfish genus Engaeus Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae)". Invertebrate Taxonomy 4 (3): 427–614. doi:10.1071/IT9900427.
- ↑ "Search". IUCN Red List. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
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