Euastacus maidae

Euastacus maidae
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
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.

References

J. Coughran & J. Furse (2010). "Euastacus maidae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T8143A12891071. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T8143A12891071.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.

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[iucn-1] J. Coughran & J. Furse (2010). "Euastacus maidae". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T8143A12891071. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T8143A12891071.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.