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Faxonius is a genus of freshwater crayfish in the family Cambaridae. There are more than 90 described species in Faxonius.[1] It includes the rusty crayfish, an invasive species in North America, and three species, F. virilis, F. immunis, and F. limosus, that are invasive to Europe.

This genus was formerly considered a subgenus of Orconectes. Several former Orconectes species were added to this genus in 2017, leaving only the cave dwelling species unchanged, however F. stygocaneyi was reallocated,[2] even though it lives in caves.

Species

These species belong to the genus Faxonius:[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Faxonius". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  2. ^ a b Crandall, Keith A; De Grave, Sammy (2017). "An updated classification of the freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidea) of the world, with a complete species list". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 37 (5): 615–653. doi:10.1093/jcbiol/rux070.
  3. ^ "Systematics and description of a new species of Faxonius Ortmann, 1905 (Decapoda: Astacidea: Cambaridae) from the Red River system of Kentucky and Tennessee, USA". Oxford Academic. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
  4. ^ "Description of a new species of crayfish in the genus Faxonius (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the Lower Ohio River Drainage, with evidence of glacial influence on the distribution of some crayfish species throughout the Ohio River basin". Zootaxa. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
  5. ^ "NAS - Nonindigenous Aquatic Species". USGS. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  6. ^ a b "Two new species of freshwater crayfish of the genus Faxonius (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the Ozark Highlands of Arkansas and Missouri". Zootaxa. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
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Faxonius: Brief Summary

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Faxonius is a genus of freshwater crayfish in the family Cambaridae. There are more than 90 described species in Faxonius. It includes the rusty crayfish, an invasive species in North America, and three species, F. virilis, F. immunis, and F. limosus, that are invasive to Europe.

This genus was formerly considered a subgenus of Orconectes. Several former Orconectes species were added to this genus in 2017, leaving only the cave dwelling species unchanged, however F. stygocaneyi was reallocated, even though it lives in caves.

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