Subspecies Cherax destructor albidus Clark, 1936
White Yabbie
- Cherax albidus Clark, E. 1936. The freshwater and land crayfishes of Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 10: 5-58 [28 pl. I(4), VI(24)].
Type data:
Lectotype NMV J13414 1 specimen, Nurrabiel, 25 miles SW of Horsham, VIC.
Paralectotype(s) NMV J872 2 specimens, not given; NMV J10662 4 specimens; NMV J10672 4 specimens; NMV J11875 5 specimens; NMV J11876 7 specimens; NMV J11877 3 specimens; NMV J11877 3 specimens, Angaston, SA; NMV J11878 5 specimens, Bordertown, SA; NMV J11875 6 specimens, Nurrabiel, VIC; NMV J11876 7 specimens, Nurrabiel, VIC; NMV J11878 5 specimens; NMV J13414 1specimen.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Riverina (RIV), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater, freshwater.
General References
Austin, C.M. 1996. Systematics of the freshwater crayfish genus Cherax Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae) in northern and eastern Australia: electrophoretic and morphological variation. Australian Journal of Zoology 44: 259-296 [291] (noted that F1 hybrids produce a viable F2 generation and therefore full species status cannot be recognised)
Campbell, N.J.H., Geddes, M.C. & Adams, M. 1994. Genetic variation in yabbies, Cherax destructor and C. albidus (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), indicates the presence of a single, highly sub-structured species. Australian Journal of Zoology 42(6): 745-760 (found a subspecific level of genetic difference from C. destructor and suggested that C. albidus should be treated as a subspecies)
Sokol, A. 1988. Morphological variation in relation to the taxonomy of the destructor Group of the genus Cherax. Invertebrate Taxonomy 2: 55-79 (considered this a valid species distinct from C. destructor using morphological criteria)
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 |