Biology:Euastacus maidae

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Short description: Species of crayfish

Euastacus maidae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Parastacidae
Genus: Euastacus
Species:
E. maidae
Binomial name
Euastacus maidae
Riek, 1956

Euastacus maidae is a species of Australia n crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It is known only from a single catchment in the Gold Coast hinterland in the State of Queensland, Australia, and is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.[1] The stream is surrounded by Subtropical Rainforest. This species may also occur in adjacent high rainfall catchments.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q309457 entry