Euastacus maidae
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| Euastacus maidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Parastacidae |
| Genus: | Euastacus |
| Species: | E. maidae |
| Binomial name | |
| Euastacus maidae Riek, 1956 | |
Euastacus maidae is a species of Australian crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It is known only from a single catchment in the Gold Coast hinterland in the State of Queensland, Australia, and is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.[1] The stream is surrounded by Subtropical Rainforest. This species may also occur in adjacent high rainfall catchments.
