Burrowing crayfishes have historically lacked life history data due to their elusive nature and
difficultly extracting them from burrows. This review provides a synopsis of current literature …

Global introductions of aquatic species and their associated pathogens are threatening
worldwide biodiversity. The introduction of two North American crayfish species …

Abstract The speciose genus Aegla Leach, 1820 is the only valid extant genus of the
anomuran family Aeglidae, bearing 83 known species. This diversity may be even greater …

South America has a huge diversity of freshwater decapods that occupy a variety of
ecosystems including major rivers, lakes, wetlands, and mountain streams. Although large …

The crayfish plague pathogen, Aphanomyces astaci, is a fungal-like organism (Oomycetes),
specialized in parasitizing freshwater crayfish species. Crayfish plague is a disease that has …

Two new species of Parastacus Huxley, 1879 are described from material collected in the
state of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil: Parastacus fluviatilis sp. nov. from highland …

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 …

Freshwater ecosystems worldwide, from high latitudes to the tropics, host highly diverse
communities of aquatic invertebrates that are often dominated by large-bodied decapod …

Biological invasions are a major cause of biodiversity loss, and early action in these cases is
more cost-effective than dealing with widespread invasions. Thus, understanding possible …

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 …