The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (Opinion 2212) has rejected a proposal by Molony et. al. (2006) to conserve Cherax tenuimanus by setting aside the type specimens of C. tenuimanus and C. cainii.
International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature, 2008. Opinion 2212. Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912 (Crustacea, Decapoda, PARASTACIDAE): proposed designation of neotype not accepted and usage not conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 65 (4)