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Species Faxonius virilis - Virile Crayfish

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Crayfish - Faxonius virilis Crayfish - Faxonius virilis Northern crayfish - Faxonius virilis crayfish sp., ventral - Faxonius virilis crayfish sp. - Faxonius virilis - female crawfish sp. - Faxonius virilis - male Virile Crayfish - Faxonius virilis Crayfish - Faxonius virilis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)
Class Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
Superorder Eucarida (Eucarida (Crabs, Crayfish, Shrimp, etc.))
Order Decapoda (Crabs, Crayfishes, Lobsters, Prawns, and Shrimp)
Infraorder Astacidea (Crayfishes and Lobsters)
Superfamily Astacoidea (Crayfish)
Family Cambaridae
Genus Faxonius
Species virilis (Virile Crayfish)

Identification

Chelae and legs mostly bluish with yellow tubercles. Body generally olive-brown to blue.

Range

Native in the midwest, widely invasive.

Print References

Clark WH and Lester GT (2005)Range extension and ecological information for Orconectes virilis (Hagen 1870) (Decapoda : Cambaridae) in Idaho, USA. Western North American Naturalist 65: 164-169.

Internet References

Ontario Crayfish Identification Guide
Contributed by Eric Moody on 22 March, 2010 - 11:25pm
Additional contributions by Hannah Nendick-Mason
Last updated 30 May, 2010 - 3:43pm

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