Family | ASTACIDAE (crayfishes) |
Order | DECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc.) |
Superorder | EUCARIDA (crab, shrimps, lobsters etc.) |
Subclass | EUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans) |
Class | MALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.) |
Subphylum | CRUSTACEA (crustaceans) |
Phylum | ARTHROPODA (arthropods) |
Superphylum | ECDYSOZOA (skin shedders) |
Clade | Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals) |
Subkingdom | EUMETAZOA (metazoans) |
Kingdom | ANIMALIA (animals) |
Domain | Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
Life | BIOTA (living things) |
Author | Year | Title | Source | |
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Crandall, K.A. & Fetzner, J.W. Jr. | Crayfish Home Page | crayfish.byu.edu/ | ||
Gledhill, T. & Wallace, I. | 2010 | Module 9: advanced identification of miscellaneous taxa including Crustacea | https://www.fba.org.uk/identification-freshwater-invertebrates-species-level-distance-learning-course | |
NRA (now Environment Agency) | A Guide to Identifying Freshwater Crayfish in Britain and Ireland |
ASTACIDAE (crayfishes) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ASTACIDAE (crayfishes) |
BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for ASTACIDAE (crayfishes) |
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