Euastacus crassus
| Euastacus crassus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Parastacidae |
| Genus: | Euastacus |
| Species: | E. crassus
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| Binomial name | |
| Euastacus crassus Riek, 1951
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Euastacus crassus is a species of southern crayfish in the family Parastacidae.[2][1] It is commonly known as the Alpine spiny crayfish.[3][4]
The IUCN conservation status of Euastacus crassus is "EN", endangered. The species faces a high risk of extinction in the near future. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2010.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Furse, J.; Coughran, J.; Lawler, S. (2010). "Euastacus crassus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T8148A12892235. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T8148A12892235.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Euastacus crassus". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
- ^ "Species at risk: Alpine spiny crayfish". Reclaim Kosci. 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
- ^ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Euastacus crassus". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
Further reading[edit]
- Hobbs, Horton H. Jr. (1989). "An Illustrated Checklist of the American Crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (480).
- Nizinski, Martha S. (2003). "Annotated checklist of decapod crustaceans of Atlantic coastal and continental shelf waters of the United States" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116 (1): 96–157. ISSN 0006-324X.