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The rusty crayfish, Orconectes rusticus, is a large, aggressive species of freshwater crayfish which is native to the U.S. states of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee. Its range is rapidly expanding in North America, displacing native crayfishes in the process:[2] it is known to have reached New England, Ontario, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and even Manitoba. The rusty crayfish was first captured in Illinois in 1973, and has been collected at over 20 locations in the northern portion of the state.[3] In 2005, O. rusticus was found for the first time west of the Continental Divide, in the John Day River, Oregon, which drains into the Columbia River.[4]
References
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- ^ Jeffrey Gunderson (January 23, 2006). "Rusty crayfish: a nasty invader: biology, identification, and impacts". Minnesota Sea Grant.
- ^ C. Taylor. "Exotic crayfish". Illinois Natural History Survey.
- ^ Julian D. Olden Jeffrey W. Adams & Eric R. Larson (2009). "First record of Orconectes rusticus (Girard, 1852) (Decapoda, Cambaridae) west of the Great Continental Divide in North America" (PDF). Crustaceana. 82 (10): 1347–1351. doi:10.1163/156854009X448934.
Further reading
- Alan P. Covich, Margaret A. Palmer & Todd A. Crowl (1999). "The role of benthic invertebrate species in freshwater ecosystems: zoobenthic species influence energy flows and nutrient cycling". BioScience. 49 (2): 119–127. doi:10.1525/bisi.1999.49.2.119.
- Julian D. Olden, Julia M. McCarthy, Jeffrey T. Maxted, William W. Fetzer & M. Jake Vander Zanden (2006). "The rapid spread of rusty crayfish (Orconectes rusticus) with observations on native crayfish declines in Wisconsin (U.S.A.) over the past 130 years". Biological Invasions. 8 (8): 1621–1628. doi:10.1007/s10530-005-7854-2.
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External links
Media related to Orconectes rusticus at Wikimedia Commons- www.invadingspecies.com Partnership between the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters
- http://www.crayfishontario.ca/
- http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=217
- http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Orconectes_rusticus.html
- Species Profile- Rusty Crayfish (Orconectes rusticus), National Invasive Species Information Center, United States National Agricultural Library
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It eats humans and can grow 100000000000000000 miles long