Authors
Pierre Horwitz
Publication date
1994
Journal
Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria
Volume
54
Issue
2
Pages
439-445
Publisher
The Museum
Description
Horwitz, P. 1994. A new species of the freshwater crayfish genus Engaeus Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae) from north-western Tasmania. Memoirs ofthe Museum of Victoria 54 (2): 439-445.
A new species of freshwater crayfish, Engaeus yabbimunna, is described from Burnie in north-western Tasmania. The species canbe readily distinguished by using characters established in the most recent revision of the genus Engaeus, notably the nature of the chelae, form of rostrum and the antennal flagella. It is proposed that the new species has a restricted geographical range (not unusual for species in this genus), and that it is found in and around the city of Burnie. Its absence from previous extensive collections, its absence from parts of Burnie. and the restricted nature of the distribution, together highlight the need for adequate protection of thespecies.
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P Horwitz - Memoirs of the Museum of Victoria, 1994