Species Engaeus phyllocercus Smith & Schuster, 1913
- Engaeus phyllocercus Smith, G.W. & Schuster, E.H.J. 1913. The genus Engaeus, or the land-crayfishes of Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1913: 112-127 [122 pls 19, 21 fig. 30].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMV J3953 2 specimens, Narracan, near Narracan River, Gippsland, VIC; NMV J3955 2 specimens, Narracan River, Gippsland, VIC; NMV J11620 1 specimen, Thorpdale of Narracan, VIC; NMV J11621 1 specimen, small creek near Thorpdale, VIC; NMV J11622 1 specimen, Trafalgar, VIC.Type locality references:
Riek, E.F. 1969. The Australian freshwater crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Parastacidae), with descriptions of new species. Australian Journal of Zoology 17: 855-918.
Distribution
States
Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Victoria: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater.
General References
Clark, E. 1936. The freshwater and land crayfishes of Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 10: 5-58 (description)
Horwitz, P. 1990. A taxonomic revision of species in the freshwater crayfish genus Engaeus Erichson (Decapoda: Parastacidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 4(3): 427-614
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 |