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Checklist for Family Parastacidae Huxley, 1879
and region Darwin (Northern Territory, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
322
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
115
320
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
65
202
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
65
202
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
62
191
335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Parastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyParastacidae
Huxley, 1879
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Darwin
2 Genera with 3 Species
Cherax Erichson, 1868Yabbies1SpeciesTaxom
Engaeus Erichson, 19902SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Darwin
3 Species
Cherax quadricarinatus von Martens, 1868Australian red claw crayfish
Engaeus cisternarius Suter, 1977
Engaeus mallacoota Horwitz, 1990Mallacoota burrowing crayfish


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