ASTACIDAE
(crayfishes)

ASTACIDAE (crayfishes) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms 3 references
Species 1 trophisms 3 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyASTACIDAE (crayfishes)
OrderDECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SuperorderEUCARIDA (crab, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ASTACIDAE (crayfishes)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Crandall, K.A. & Fetzner, J.W. Jr. Crayfish Home Page crayfish.byu.edu/
Gledhill, T. & Wallace, I. 2010 Module 9: advanced identification of miscellaneous taxa including Crustacea https://www.fba.org.uk/identification-freshwater-invertebrates-species-level-distance-learning-course
NRA (now Environment Agency) A Guide to Identifying Freshwater Crayfish in Britain and Ireland

ASTACIDAE (crayfishes) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Environment Agency Crayfish www.environment-agency.gov.uk/homeandleisure/recreation/fishing/38045.aspx

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to ASTACIDAE (crayfishes):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 9 images of ASTACIDAE (crayfishes)
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