Cherax nucifraga
| Cherax nucifraga | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Parastacidae |
| Genus: | Cherax |
| Species: | C. nucifraga |
| Binomial name | |
| Cherax nucifraga Short, 1991 [1] | |
Cherax nucifraga is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It is known only from the type locality – Palm Springs, near Channel Point, Northern Territory, Australia – where the holotype was collected from the stomach of a barramundi.[2] It is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.[3]
References
- ↑ J. W. Short (1991). "Cherax nucifraga, a new species of freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae) from the Northern Territory, Australia". The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 8 (1): 115–120.
- ↑ "Species Cherax nucifraga Short, 1991". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- ↑ K. A. Crandall (1996). "Cherax nucifraga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 9 August 2007.
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