Astacidae
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The family Astacidae comprises the freshwater crayfish native to Europe and western North America. It is made up of three genera. Pacifastacus is found on the Pacific coast of the United States and British Columbia and includes the signal crayfish and the Shasta crayfish. The genera Astacus and Austropotamobius are both found throughout Europe and parts of western Asia.
Species
The family Astacidae contains 12 species in three genera [1]:
- Astacus astacus — noble crayfish
- Astacus leptodactylus — Danube Crayfish
- Astacus pachypus —
- Austropotamobius italicus
- Austropotamobius pallipes — White-Clawed Crayfish
- Austropotamobius torrentium – Stone Crayfish
- Pacifastacus chenoderma
- Pacifastacus connectens
- Pacifastacus fortis — Shasta Crayfish
- Pacifastacus gambelii
- Pacifastacus leniusculus — Signal Crayfish
- Pacifastacus nigrescens
References
- James W. Fetzner, Jr. (2005-05-09). Family Astacidae Latreille, 1802-1803. Crayfish Taxon Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Astacidae". Image Credit.
