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Faxonius

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Faxonius
Faxonius limosus
Faxonius limosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Faxonius
Ortmann, 1905
Type species
Faxonius limosus
Rafinesque, 1817

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

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These species belong to the genus Faxonius:[2]

See also

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References

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  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.

Further reading

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  • Data related to Faxonius at Wikispecies