An application to conserve the specific name Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912 by designation of neotypes for this species and for Cherax cainii Austin in Austin & Ryan, 2002, two species of freshwater crayfish or ‘marron’ important in the Australian aquaculture industry, was not approved. Type fixations for Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912 and Cherax cainii Austin in Austin & Ryan, 2002 are maintained.
Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912 (Crustacea, Decapoda, parastacidae): proposed designation of neotype not accepted and usage not conserved," The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 65(4), 320-322, (1 December 2008). https://doi.org/10.21805/bzn.v65i4.a17
