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Parastacus brasiliensis von Martens 1869

Keith A. Crandall
Containing group: Parastacus

Types

Syntypes, Zoologisches Museum der Humboldt-Universitat, Berlin, Germany 3322, 3348.

Type Locality

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Range

Known only from the east-central part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Habitat

Lotic habitats (see Buckup and Rossi, 1980:668-669).

Remarks

This taxon was considered to be a junior synonym of Parastacus pilimanus (von Martens) by Riek, 1971, but was recognized as being distinct by Buckup and Rossi, 1980.

References

Buckup, Ludwig, and Ana Rossi. 1980. O genero Parastacus no Brasil (Crustacea, Decapoda, Parastacidae). Revista Brasilerira Biologia, 40(4): 663-681, figures 1-21.

Hobbs, H. H. Jr. 1989. An Illustrated Checklist of the American Crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae). Smithsonian Institution Press.

Martens, Eduard von. 1869. Sud brasilische Suss und Brackwasser-Crustacean nach den Sammlundgen des Dr. Reinh. Hensel. Archiv fur Naturgeschichte, 35(1): 1-35. plates 1, 2.

Riek, Edgar F. 1971. The Freshwater Crayfishes of South America. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 84(16): 129-136, figure 1.

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