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Species Pacifastacus leniusculus - Signal Crayfish

BLUE crayfish! - Pacifastacus leniusculus

Unidentified Crayfish - Pacifastacus leniusculus

Crawfish - Pacifastacus leniusculus - male

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 Astacidae

Genus Pacifastacus

Species leniusculus (Signal Crayfish)

Contributed by Eric Moody on 10 May, 2010 - 5:38pm

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