Astacus
Genus of crayfishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the genus of crayfish. For the city in Greece, see Astakos. For the ancient Greek city now in Turkey, see Astacus (Bithynia). For the mythical figure, see Astacus (mythology).
Astacus (from the Greek αστακός, astacós, meaning "lobster" or "crayfish")[1] is a genus of crayfish found in Europe, comprising three extant (living) species and three extinct fossil species.[2]
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Astacus astacus | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Infraorder: | Astacidea |
Superfamily: | Astacoidea |
Family: | Astacidae |
Genus: | Astacus Fabricius, 1775 |
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Due to the crayfish plague, crayfish of this genus have declined in many European regions, being replaced by the invasive North American signal crayfish, which carries the plague but is unaffected by it.[3]