Engaeus spinicaudatus

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Engaeus spinicaudatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Parastacidae
Genus: Engaeus
Species:
E. spinicaudatus
Binomial name
Engaeus spinicaudatus
Horwitz, 1990

Engaeus spinicaudatus, the Scottsdale burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. This species is only found in Tasmania, Australia. [2] It is a medium-size burrowing crayfish with an adult carapace length of about 25 millimeters. It usually brown or purplish in color. [2] The species is primarily found in wet buttongrass and healthy plains, but also occurs in surface seepages, floodplains of creeks and wet areas converted to pasture. [2]

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Threats

The principal threats to this species are clearance of native vegetation and lowering of the water table as a result of forestry and agricultural activities. Other threats include downstream effects and road construction and quarrying and the impacts of inappropriate fire management. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Doran, N.; Horwitz, P. (2010). "Engaeus spinicaudatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T7741A12846609. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T7741A12846609.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Scottsdale Burrowing Crayfish - Threatened Species Link". www.threatenedspecieslink.tas.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-11-18.

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