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Parastacus

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Parastacus
Parastacus pugnax, Chile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Parastacidae
Genus: Parastacus
Huxley, 1879

Parastacus is a genus of southern crawfish in the family Parastacidae. There are about 15 described species in Parastacus, found in South America. In addition, there are some preserved specimens from Australia that are possibly members of this genus.[1][2][3]

Parastacus brasiliensis, Brazil

Species

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These 15 species belong to the genus Parastacus:

References

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  1. ^ "Parastacus". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  2. ^ "World Register of Marine Species, genus Parastacus". Retrieved 2021-10-25.
  3. ^ Crandall, Keith A.; De Grave, Sammy (2017). "An updated classification of the freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidea) of the world, with a complete species list". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 37 (5). doi:10.1093/jcbiol/rux070.
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