Species Cherax tenuimanus (Smith, 1912)
Margaret River Marron
- Chaeraps tenuimanus Smith, G.W. 1912. The freshwater crayfishes of Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1912: 144-170 [166 pls 22, 27 fig. 30].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown (Smith states that his specimens were deposited in the Natural History Museum, London, however these do not appear to have been located by recent workers. Austin & Ryan (2002) state that the holotype is in the WAM, Perth (registration WAM C127 = W AM 4131), however no "type" or holotype designation was specifically made by Smith (1912), and any specimens he examined would thus be syntypes. Also, the label on the specimen in Perth, includes only the comment 'type (suspected)?' with no indication as to who made this annotation), Margaret River, WA
Comment: A request to the ICZN (Case 3267) by Moloney et al. (2006) to reverse the type selection for the two species of "Marron", C. tenuimanus and C. cainii, so as to maintain the name C. tenuimanus for the most widespread and abundant species that is used in aquaculture in Australia and overseas, was not upheld (ICZN 2008). However, there is still no valid lectotype or neotype designation for C. tenuimanus, and therefore the nomenclatural status of both species still remains potentially unstable.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Warren (WAR)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, freshwater, freshwater.
Trade
aquaculture, food
General References
Austin, C.M. in Austin, C.M & Ryan, S.G. 2002. Allozyme evidence for a new species of freshwater crayfish of the genus Cherax Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae) fron the south-west of Western Australia. Invertebrate Systematics 16: 357-367
ICZN 2008. Opinion 2212 (Case 3267). Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Pasastacidae): proposed desingation of neotype not accepted and usage not conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 65(4): 320 [320]
Malony, B.W., Jones, B., Craig S., Lawrence, C.S. & Gouteff, V.A. 2006. Case 3267: Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912 (Crustacea, Decapoda, PARASTACIDAE): proposed conservation of usage of the specific name. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 63(4): 231-235
Riek, E.F. 1967. The freshwater crayfish of Western Australia (Decapoda: Parastacidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 15: 103-121 [112]
Riek, E.F. 1969. The Australian freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 855-918
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 29-May-2012 | 29-May-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 20-Oct-2011 | 20-Oct-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 03-Jun-2010 | MODIFIED |