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Checklist for Family Parastacidae Huxley, 1879
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
450
2718
9963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
447
2712
9948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
183
1329
5432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
180
1318
5366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
168
1250
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
6
27
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Parastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish
3
7
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyParastacidae ♰
Huxley, 1879
4
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
4 Genera with 19 Species
Astacoides Guérin-Ménev..., 186510SpeciesTaxom
Cherax Erichson, 1912Yabbies4SpeciesTaxom
Engaeus Erichson, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Euastacus Clark, 19973SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Astacoides betsileoensis Petit, 1923Orambanonga
Astacoides caldwelli Bate, 1865Orana mena
Astacoides crosnieri Hobbs, 1987Orampotoka
Astacoides granulimanus Monod & Petit, 1929Orandambo
Astacoides hobbsi Boyko, 2005Orapotsy
Astacoides madagascarensis H. Milne-Edw..., 1839Madagascar Freshwater Crayfish
Astacoides madagascariensis A. Milne Edw..., 1839
Astacoides madagascariensis brevirostris Monod & Petit, 1929
Astacoides petiti Hobbs, 1987Orambato
Astacoides spinifer (Heller, 1865)⇒ Euastacus spinifer Heller, 1865
Cherax albidus Keable, 1936Yabby
Cherax destructor Clark, 1936Australian yabbi
Cherax quadricarinatus von Martens, 1868Australian red claw crayfish
Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912Hairy marron
Engaeus cymus Clark, 1936North-eastern Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus laevis Clark, 1941Richards Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus mallacoota Horwitz, 1990Mallacoota burrowing crayfish
Euastacus armatus von Martens, 1866Freshwater cray
Euastacus urospinosus Riek, 1956Maleny Crayfish
Euastacus yanga Morgan, 1997Southern Lobster


Links, sources and further information
Parastacidae at artfakta.se
Parastacidae at biodiversity.org.au
Parastacidae at gbif.org
Parastacidae at irmng.org
Parastacidae at itis.gov