Engaeus sternalis, the Warragul burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It is endemic to Australia. It is only known from locations on the Labertuche Creek and Wattle Creek (a tributary of Labertouche Creek) in west Gippsland.[2] It is a cryptic, burrowing species with a very limited distribution, and virtually nothing is known about its ecology, population dynamics or habitat requirements.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Parastacidae |
| Genus: | Engaeus |
| Species: | E. sternalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Engaeus sternalis Clark, 1936
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References
edit- ^ Doran, N.; Horwitz, P. (2010). "Engaeus sternalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T7742A12846889. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T7742A12846889.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ The State of Victoria, Department of Sustainability and Environment (2004). "Action Statement: Warragul Burrowing Crayfish Engaeus sternalis" (PDF).
Sources
edit- Doran, N. & Horwitz, P. 2010. Engaeus sternalis. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
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