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Engaeus orramakunna
Engaeus orramakunna, the Mount Arthur burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Parastacidae. It is endemic to Australia.
From the article Engaeus orramakunna on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
As with similar species within the genus Engaeus, Engaeus orramakunna have a reduced tail length due to less swimming activity. They also have a narrow body and vertically opened claws to the body, as opposed to horizontally to make room in narrow tunnels. Colouration of the species can differ from orange to reddish brown, to grey-blue or purple. Apart from other species in the same genus, they lack a transverse suture across the outer parts their uropods.
Range & habitat
The distribution of Engaeus orramakunna is mainly at Mount Arthur. The species is distributed across Nabowla to the north, South Springfield to the east, and Lilydale to the west. The species has also been spotted as far south as Launceston.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
What it does
Engaeus orramakunna are found in moist seeps, flat swamps or marshes feeding into or next to streams and rivers, stream banks, culverts and roadside drains. The burrows of the species are commonly found alongside multiple plant species such as Dicksonia antarctica (soft tree fern), Leptospermum (tea-trees), Melaleuca (paperbacks) and Eucalypt species, Pinus radiata (radiata pines) and Atherosperma moschatum (southern sassafrass).
Wikipedia: “Habitat and ecology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 99960.