Species Cherax depressus Riek, 1951
- Cherax depressus Riek, E.F. 1951. The Freshwater Crayfish (Family Parastacidae) of Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 22(4): 368-388 [375 figs 7-9].
Type data:
Holotype AM P11964 ♂, Mt Coot-tha, Brisbane, QLD.
Paratype(s) AM P11965 ♀ (as allotype); AM P11966 100 specimens.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater, freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Ephemeral waters including acidic swamps, burrows connected to open water or the water table.
General References
Davie, P. 2002. Crustacea: Malacostraca: Phyllocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida (Part 1). In Wells, A. & Houston, W.W.K. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 19.3A. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia xii 551 pp. [398] (the 'depressus' species complex, also includes C. cairnsensis, C. gladstonensis, C. wasselli, and C. urospinosus, all of Riek, 1969; there is strong evidence that at least some of these taxa should be synonymised but this requires further study)
Short, J.W. 1995. Freshwater and terrestrial Crustaceans. pp. 45–54 in, Wildlife of Greater Brisbane. Brisbane : Queensland Museum 340 pp. [50] (colour photo and diagnostic characters)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2012 | 29-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 20-Oct-2011 | 20-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |