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Species Orconectes virilis - Virile Crayfish

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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 Orconectes
No Taxon (Subgenus Gremicambarus)
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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