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Checklist for Infraorder Astacidea Latreille, 1802 (Crayfish)
and region East Australia (Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
367
1854
5169
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
365
1849
5159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
139
840
2581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
138
834
2561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
128
794
2416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
7
28
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Australia
7 Families width 157 Species and 5 Subspecies
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster12SpeciesTaxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 1879121SpeciesTaxom
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes4SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes16SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988Reef lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Glypheidae Zittel, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Stenochiridae1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for East Australia
28 Genera with 157 Species
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Acanthacaris Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Astacopsis Huxley, 18887SpeciesTaxom
Astacus Fabricius, 1858Crayfish2SpeciesTaxom
Austrolestidion Tillyard, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Cambarus Erichson, 18526SpeciesTaxom
Cherax Erichson, 1969Yabbies31SpeciesTaxom
Engaeus Erichson, 191325SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopus Milne-Edwards, 1840Reef lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Euastacus Clark, 199354SpeciesTaxom
Fallicambarus Hobbs, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Geocharax E. M. Clark, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Geocherax1SpeciesTaxom
Glyphea Meyer, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Gramastacus Riek, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Hoploparia Mccoy, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Metanephrops Jenkins, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Nephrops Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nephropsis Wood-Mason, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 18706SpeciesTaxom
Pacifastacus Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Palaeoechinastacus Martin & al., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Parastacus Huxley, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Pontastacus Bott, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Procambarus Ortmann, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Tenuibranchiurus Riek, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastochelopsis Bruce, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Tillocheles Woods, 19571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Australia
157 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acanthacaris tenuimana Bate, 1888Prickly deep-sea lobster
Astacopsis fleckeri (Watson, 1935)⇒ Euastacus fleckeri Watson, 1953
Astacopsis franklini Gray, 1845
Astacopsis franklinii Gray, 1845
Astacopsis kershawi (Smith, 1912)⇒ Euastacus kershawi Smith, 1912
Astacopsis paramattensis (Bate, 1888)⇒ Euastacus spinifer Heller, 1865
Astacopsis serratus Shaw, 1794
Astacopsis sydneyensis Spence Bate, 1888
Astacus astacus astacus Linnaeus, 1758
Astacus pallipes (Lereboullet, 1858)⇒ Austropotamobius pallipes Lereboullet, 1858
Austrolestidion duaringae R. J. Tillyard, 1916
Cambarus (Cambarus) bartonii Fabricius, 1798Appalachian brook crayfish
Cambarus (Depressicambarus) latimanus Le Conte, 1856Variable Crayfish
Cambarus (Depressicambarus) striatus Hay, 1902Ambiguous Crayfish
Cambarus (Hiaticambarus) girardianus Faxon, 1884Tanback Crayfish
Cambarus (Jugicambarus) tuckasegee Cooper & Sch..., 2002Tuckasegee Stream Crayfish
Cambarus (Lacunicambarus) diogenes Girard, 1852Chimney crayfish
Cherax albidus Keable, 1936Yabby
Cherax austini Coughran & H..., 2012
Cherax bicarinatus Gray, 1845White-clawed Yabby
Cherax cainii Austin, 2002Marron
Cherax cairnsensis Riek, 1969
Cherax cartalacoolah Short, 1993
Cherax cid Dawkins & Furse, 2012
Cherax cuspidatus Riek, 1969Cusped Crayfish
Cherax davisi Clark, 1941
Cherax depressus Riek, 1951Orange-fingered Yabby
Cherax destructor Clark, 1936Australian yabbi
Cherax destructor albidus Clark, 1936White Yabbie
Cherax destructor destructor Clark, 1936
Cherax dispar Riek, 1951Slender Crayfish
Cherax dispar dispar Riek, 1951
Cherax dispar elongatus Riek, 1951
Cherax esculus Riek, 1956
Cherax glaber Riek, 1967Koonac
Cherax leckii Coughran, 2005Leckie's Crayfish
Cherax neopunctatus Riek, 1969
Cherax parvus Short & Davey, 1993
Cherax plebejus Hess, 1865European stream valvata
Cherax preissii Erichson, 1846Black Yabby
Cherax punctatus Clark, 1936
Cherax quadricarinatus von Martens, 1868Australian red claw crayfish
Cherax rhynchotus Riek, 1951
Cherax robustus Riek, 1951
Cherax rotundus Clark, 1941
Cherax setosus Riek, 1951Setose Yabby
Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912Hairy marron
Cherax wasselli Riek, 1969
Engaeus affinis Smith & Schu..., 1913Central Highlands Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus australis Riek, 1969Lilly pilly burrowing crayfish
Engaeus cunicularis
Engaeus cunicularius Erichson, 1846Granular Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus curvisuturus Horwitz, 1990Curve-tail Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus cymus Clark, 1936North-eastern Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus fultoni Smith & Schu..., 1913Otway Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus hemicerratulus
Engaeus hemicirratulus Smith & Schu..., 1913Gippsland Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus karnanga Horwitz, 1990Karnanga
Engaeus laevis Clark, 1941Richards Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus lyelli Clark, 1936Upland Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus mallacoota Horwitz, 1990Mallacoota burrowing crayfish
Engaeus merosetosus Horwitz, 1990Western Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus orientalis Clark, 1941East Gippsland Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus phyllocercus Smith & Schu..., 1913Narracan burrowing crayfish
Engaeus phyllocerus
Engaeus quadrimanus Clark, 1936Lowland Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus rostrogaleatus Horwitz, 1990Strzelecki burrowing crayfish
Engaeus sericatus Clark, 1936Hairy Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus sternalis Clark, 1936Warragul burrowing crayfish
Engaeus strictifrons Clark, 1936Portland Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus tuberculatus Clark, 1936Tubercle Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus urostrictus Riek, 1969Dandenong Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus victoriensis Smith & Schu..., 1913Foothill Burrowing Crayfish
Enoplometopus (Enoplometopus) occidentalis Randall, 1840Hairy reef lobster
Euastacus alienus Riek, 1969
Euastacus angustus Coughran & D..., 2013Narrow Dwarf Crayfish
Euastacus armatus von Martens, 1866Freshwater cray
Euastacus australasiensis H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Sydney Crayfish
Euastacus australianensis Dana, 1852
Euastacus balanensis Morgan, 1988Balan Spiny Crayfish
Euastacus bidawalus Morgan, 1986Bidhawal Crayfish
Euastacus bindal Morgan, 1989Mount Elliot crayfish
Euastacus binzayedi Coughran & F..., 2013
Euastacus bispinosus Clark, 1936Glenelg River Crayfish
Euastacus brachythorax Riek, 1969Brown Mountain Spiny Crayfish
Euastacus clarkae Morgan, 1997Ellen Clark's Crayfish
Euastacus claytoni Riek, 1969Clayton's Crayfish
Euastacus crassus Riek, 1969Alpine Crayfish
Euastacus dalagarbe Coughran, 2005Mud Gully Crayfish
Euastacus dangadi Morgan, 1997Small Spiny Crayfish
Euastacus dharawalus Morgan, 1997Fitzroy Falls Crayfish
Euastacus diversus Riek, 1969Orbost Spiny Crayfish
Euastacus eungella Morgan, 1988Eungella Spiny Crayfish
Euastacus fleckeri Watson, 1953Flecker's Spiny Crayfish
Euastacus gamilaroi Morgan, 1997Gamilaroi Crayfish
Euastacus girurmulayn Coughran, 2005Smooth Crayfish
Euastacus gumar Morgan, 1997Bloodclaw Crayfish
Euastacus guruhgi Coughran, 2005Swollen Crayfish
Euastacus guwinus Morgan, 1997Tianjara Crayfish
Euastacus hirsutus McCulloch, 1917Southern Hairy Crayfish
Euastacus hystricosus Riek, 1951Conondale Spiny Crayfish
Euastacus jagabar Coughran, 2005Blue-black Crayfish
Euastacus jagara Morgan, 1989Jagara Hairy Crayfish
Euastacus kershawi Smith, 1912Gippsland Crayfish
Euastacus maidae Riek, 1956Hinterland Crayfish
Euastacus mirangudjin Coughran, 2002Orange-bellied Crayfish
Euastacus monteithorum Morgan, 1989Monteith's Crayfish
Euastacus morgani Coughran & M..., 2011Morgan's crayfish
Euastacus neodiversus Riek, 1969South Gippsland Spiny Crayfish
Euastacus neohirsutus Riek, 1956New Hairy Crayfish
Euastacus pilosus Coughran & L..., 2007Hairy Cataract Crayfish
Euastacus polysetosus Riek, 1951Many-bristled Crayfish
Euastacus reductus Riek, 1969Northern Hairy Crayfish
Euastacus rieki Morgan, 1997Alpine Crayfish
Euastacus robertsi Monroe, 1977Robert's crayfish
Euastacus setosus Riek, 1956Mount Glorious Spiny Crayfish
Euastacus simplex Riek, 1956Small Mountain Crayfish
Euastacus spinichelatus Morgan, 1997Small Crayfish
Euastacus spinifer Heller, 1865Giant Spiny Crayfish
Euastacus sulcatus Riek, 1951Blue Spiny Crayfish
Euastacus suttoni Clark, 1941New England Crayfish
Euastacus urospinosus Riek, 1956Maleny Crayfish
Euastacus valentulus Riek, 1951Strong Crayfish
Euastacus vesper McCormack & ..., 2017Cudgegong Giant Spiny Crayfish
Euastacus woiwuru Morgan, 1986Central Highlands Spiny Crayfish
Euastacus yanga Morgan, 1997Southern Lobster
Euastacus yarraensis Mccoy, 1888Southern Victorian Spiny Crayfish
Euastacus yigara Short & Davie, 1993Cardwell Hairy Crayfish
Fallicambarus (Creaserinus) fodiens Cottle, 1863Digger crayfish
Geocharax falcata Clark, 1941Western Bush Yabby
Geocharax gracilis Clark, 1936
Geocherax tasmanicus Erichson, 1846
Glyphea arborinsularis Etheridge, Jr., 1917
Glyphea oculata J. Woods, 1957
Gramastacus insolitus Riek, 1972Western Swamp Crayfish
Gramastacus lacus McCormack, 2014Eastern swamp crayfish
Homarus americanus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837American Clawed Lobster
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Hoploparia mesembria Etheridge Jr, 1917
Metanephrops neptunus Bruce, 1965Neppie Scampi
Metanephrops sibogae De Man, 1916Melville Island Scampi
Metanephrops velutinus Chan & Yu, 1991Andaman Scampi
Nephrops norvegicus Linnaeus, 1758Dublin Bay prawn
Nephropsis acanthura Macpherson, 1990Spinetail Lobsterette
Nephropsis stewarti Wood-Mason, 1872Indian Ocean Lobsterette
Nephropsis sulcata Macpherson, 1990Grooved Lobsterette
Orconectes (Crockerinus) virginiensis Hobbs, 1951Chowanoke crayfish
Orconectes (Gremicambarus) virilis Hagen, 1870Common Crawfish
Orconectes (Procericambarus) punctimanus Creaser, 1933Spothand crayfish
Orconectes (Procericambarus) rusticus Girard, 1852Rusty crayfish
Orconectes (Trisellescens) etnieri Bouchard & B..., 1976Ets crayfish
Orconectes (Trisellescens) immunis Hagen, 1870Calico crayfish
Pacifastacus (Pacifastacus) leniusculus Dana, 1852American Signal Crayfish
Palaeoechinastacus australianus Martin & al., 2008
Pontastacus leptodactylus Eschscholtz, 1823Danube Crayfish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) acutus Girard, 1852White river crawfish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) seminolae Hobbs, 1942Seminole crayfish
Procambarus (Pennides) ablusus Penn, 1963Hatchie River Crayfish
Tenuibranchiurus glypticus Riek, 1951Swamp crayfish
Thaumastochelopsis brucei Ahyong, Chu ..., 2007
Tillocheles shannonae Woods, 1957

Subnodes of Astacidea with occurrences in East Australia
SuperfamilyAstacoidea
Latreille, 1802
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Freshwater lobsters, Mudbugs, Northern hemisphere crawfish
2
7
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNephropoidea
Dana, 1852
2
8
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyParastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish
3
13
124
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Astacidea at artfakta.se
Astacidea at biodiversity.org.au
Astacidea at dyntaxa.se
Astacidea at itis.gov
Astacidea at marinespecies.org