| Eastern swamp crayfish | |
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| Gramastacus lacus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Parastacidae |
| Genus: | Gramastacus |
| Species: | G. lacus
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| Binomial name | |
| Gramastacus lacus McCormack, 2014
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| Distribution in Eastern Australia | |
The eastern swamp crayfish (Gramastacus lacus) is a species of small freshwater crayfish from coastal New South Wales, Australia.[1][2] It is distinguished from related species by large genital papilla on the males, large raised postorbital ridges, a laterally compressed carapace, and elongated chelae.[3]
- ^ McCormack, Robert B. (4 April 2014). "The eastern swamp crayfish Gramastacus lacus sp. n. (Decapoda, Parastacidae) a new species of freshwater crayfish from coastal New South Wales, Australia". ZooKeys (398). Pensoft Publishers: 53–67. doi:10.3897/zookeys.398.7544. PMC 3978226. PMID 24715801.
- ^ Gruber, Karl (15 September 2014). "Three new species of Australian crayfish found". Australian Geographic. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Gramastacus lacus: New Crayfish Species Discovered in Australia". Sci-News.com. 1 April 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2014.