Common Freshwater & Terrestrial Crustaceans of Queensland
Queensland has a diverse range of freshwater and terrestrial environments, from outback deserts to tropical rainforests. Although crustaceans are primarily a marine group, there are many species of freshwater crayfish and crabs. Desert specialists, such as the remarkable Shield Shrimp, have eggs that can survive many years in the parched desert clay before hatching in their thousands when the rains finally come. Common freshwater and terrestrial crustaceans of Queensland include:
- Forest Hopper or "Carpet Prawn" (Talitroides topitotum)
- Garden Slater (Porcellionides pruinosus)
- Shield Shrimp (Triops australiensis)
- Inland Freshwater Crab (Austrothelphusa transversa)
- Freshwater Tiger Crab (Austrothelphusa tigrina)
- Inland Yabby (Cherax destructor)
- Orange-fingered Yabby (Cherax depressus)
- Redclaw (Cherax quadricarinatus)
- Sand Yabby (Cherax robustus)
- Swamp Crayfish (Tenuibranchiurus glypticus)
- Lamington Spiny Crayfish (Euastacus sulcatus)
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