Decanet taxon details
Cherax snowden Lukhaup, Panteleit & Schrimpf, 2015
877789 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:877789)
accepted
Species
Cherax (Cherax) subterigneus Patoka, Bláha & Kouba, 2015 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
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Lukhaup, C.; Panteleit, J.; Schrimpf, A. (2015). <em>Cherax snowden</em>, a new species of crayfish (Crustacea, Decapoda, Parastacidae) from the Kepala Burung (Vogelkop) Peninsula in Irian Jaya (West Papua), Indonesia. <em>ZooKeys.</em>(518), 1-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.518.6127 [details] Available for editors 
Etymology The new species is named after the american freedom fighter Edward Joseph Snowden. He is honored due to of his...
Etymology The new species is named after the american freedom fighter Edward Joseph Snowden. He is honored due to of his extraordinary achievements in defense of justice, and freedom. The name is used as a noun in apposition [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Cherax snowden Lukhaup, Panteleit & Schrimpf, 2015. Accessed at: https://www.decanet.info/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=877789 on 2025-09-11
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Lukhaup, C.; Panteleit, J.; Schrimpf, A. (2015). <em>Cherax snowden</em>, a new species of crayfish (Crustacea, Decapoda, Parastacidae) from the Kepala Burung (Vogelkop) Peninsula in Irian Jaya (West Papua), Indonesia. <em>ZooKeys.</em>(518), 1-14., available online at https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.518.6127 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Cherax (Cherax) subterigneus Patoka, Bláha & Kouba, 2015) Patoka, J.; Bláha, M.; Kouba, A. (2015). <i>Cherax</i> (<i>Cherax</i>) <i>subterigneus</i>, a new crayfish (Decapoda: Parastacidae) from West Papua, Indonesia. <em>Journal of Crustacean Biology.</em> 35(6): 830-838., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/1937240x-00002377 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Crandall, K.A.; De Grave, S. (2017). An updated classification of the freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidea) of the world, with a complete species list. <em>Journal of Crustacean Biology.</em> 37: 615-653. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/rux070 [details] Available for editors
original description (of Cherax (Cherax) subterigneus Patoka, Bláha & Kouba, 2015) Patoka, J.; Bláha, M.; Kouba, A. (2015). <i>Cherax</i> (<i>Cherax</i>) <i>subterigneus</i>, a new crayfish (Decapoda: Parastacidae) from West Papua, Indonesia. <em>Journal of Crustacean Biology.</em> 35(6): 830-838., available online at https://doi.org/10.1163/1937240x-00002377 [details] Available for editors
basis of record Crandall, K.A.; De Grave, S. (2017). An updated classification of the freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidea) of the world, with a complete species list. <em>Journal of Crustacean Biology.</em> 37: 615-653. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/jcbiol/rux070 [details] Available for editors
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Etymology The new species is named after the american freedom fighter Edward Joseph Snowden. He is honored due to of his extraordinary achievements in defense of justice, and freedom. The name is used as a noun in apposition [details]