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Checklist for Superfamily Parastacoidea Huxley, 1879 (Crayfishes)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
336
1958
6058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1955
6050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
158
1273
4744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
1265
4714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
1207
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
6
16
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Parastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish
3
7
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melanesia
3 Families width 21 Species
Parastacidae Huxley, 187914SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988Reef lobsters5SpeciesTaxom
Glypheidae (Zittel, 1885)2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melanesia
7 Genera with 21 Species
Cherax Erichson, 1868Yabbies11SpeciesTaxom
Engaeus Erichson, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopus Milne-Edwards, 1988Reef lobsters5SpeciesTaxom
Euastacus Clark, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Laurentaeglyphea Forest, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Neoglyphea Forest & de ..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Paranephrops White, 1842Koura1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
21 Species
Cherax (Astaconephrops) monticola Holthuis, 1950Brown Coral Crayfish
Cherax (Cherax) peknyi Lukhaup & He..., 2008Zebra Crayfish
Cherax albertisii Nobili, 1899Blue Crayfish
Cherax bicarinatus Gray, 1845White-clawed Yabby
Cherax buitendijkae Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Cherax communis Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Cherax depressus Riek, 1951Orange-fingered Yabby
Cherax murido Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Cherax pallidus Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Cherax papuanus Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Cherax quadricarinatus von Martens, 1868Australian red claw crayfish
Engaeus mallacoota Horwitz, 1990Mallacoota burrowing crayfish
Enoplometopus (Enoplometopus) crosnieri Chan & Yu, 1998
Enoplometopus (Enoplometopus) occidentalis Randall, 1840Hairy reef lobster
Enoplometopus daumi Holthuis, 1983Daum's Reef Lobster
Enoplometopus debelius Holthuis, 1983Debelius reef lobster
Enoplometopus gracilipes Saint Laurent, 1988
Euastacus crassus Riek, 1969Alpine Crayfish
Laurentaeglyphea neocaledonica Richer de Fo..., 2006
Neoglyphea neocaledonica (Richer de Fo..., 2006)⇒ Laurentaeglyphea neocaledonica Richer de Fo..., 2006
Paranephrops planifrons White, 1842Northern Koura

Subnodes of Parastacoidea with occurrences in Melanesia
FamilyEnoplometopidae
de Saint Laurent, 1988
Reef lobsters
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGlypheidae
Zittel, 1885
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyParastacidae
Huxley, 1879
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Parastacoidea at artfakta.se
Parastacoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Parastacoidea at itis.gov