Euastacus maidae

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Euastacus maidae
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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 Australian 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

  1. 1 2 Coughran, J.; Furse, J. (2010). "Euastacus maidae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T8143A12891071. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T8143A12891071.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.