The freshwater crayfish genus Parastacus Huxley, 1879 (Parastacidae) is reviewed. Seven
species are redescribed: Parastacus brasiliensis (von Martens, 1869), P. defossus Faxon …

Two new species of Parastacus Huxley, 1879 are described from the Atlantic Forest in
southern Brazil: Parastacus buckupi sp. nov. from a highland stream in the hydrographic …

The characterisation of intraspecific genetic diversity in representatives of the South
American crayfish genus Parastacus Huxley, 1879 is here carried out for the first time by …

Delimiting species is a challenge, especially in scenarios of diversification with gene flow
and when species are now allopatric where reproductive isolation cannot be directly tested …

The Chilean freshwater crayfishes of the family Parastacidae have been little studied, in
particular regarding their intraspecific variation. Here we perform an analysis of …

In this contribution, we describe two new species of burrowing crayfish species complex
Parastacus brasiliensis from forestry areas in the central region of the state of Rio Grande do …

Freshwater crayfish are represented by about 700 species distributed worldwide, except in
continental Africa and Antarctica. They can be found in streams, lakes, burrows, caves and …

In this contribution, we describe a new species of burrowing crayfish of the genus
Parastacus from a swamp forest in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil, and …

We examined the individual growth of the burrowing crayfish Parastacus nicoleti (Philippi,
1882) based on a sample of 1,425 specimens. Individuals were collected monthly from …

BACKGROUND The genus Parastacus comprises 14 species distributed in the southern
portion of South America, specifically Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile. Twelve species …