Virilastacus is a genus of freshwater burrowing crayfish species endemic to Chile. It has four described species. The first species was described in 1914, but since 2005, three other species have been added to this genus.[1][2]
| Virilastacus | |
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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: | Virilastacus Hobbs, 1991 |
| Type species | |
| Virilastacus araucanius | |
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Species edit
- Virilastacus araucanius Faxon, 1914
- Virilastacus jarai Erich H. Rudolph and Keith A. Crandall, 2012[3]
- Virilastacus retamali Erich H. Rudolph and Keith A. Crandall, 2007[4]
- Virilastacus rucapihuelensis Rudolph and Crandall, 2005[5]
References edit
- ^ Rudolph, Erich H.; Crandall, Keith A. (2012), "A new species of burrowing crayfish, Virilastacus jarai (Crustacea, Decapoda, Parastacidae) from central-southern Chile", Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 125 (3): 258–275, doi:10.2988/11-39.1, S2CID 85033053
- ^ Ficha de antecedentes de especie: Virilastacus araucanius (PDF) (in Spanish), Ministry of the Environment, 2013, pp. 1–6
- ^ "A new species of burrowing crayfish, Virilastacus jarai (Crustacea, Decapoda, Parastacidae) from central-southern Chile"
- ^ "A New Species of Burrowing Crayfish Virilastacus Retamali (Decapoda: Parastacidae) from the Southern Chile Peatland"
- ^ Buckup, L. (2010). "Virilastacus rucapihuelensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T153746A4539751. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153746A4539751.en. Retrieved 27 February 2023.