''Faxonius erichsonianus''
is a species in the family
Cambaridae
The Cambaridae are the largest of the four families of freshwater crayfish, with over 400 species. Most of the species in the family are native to the United States east of the Great Divide and Mexico, but fewer range north to Canada, and south ...
("
crayfish
Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans belonging to the infraorder Astacidea, which also contains lobsters. Taxonomically, they are members of the superfamilies Astacoidea and Parastacoidea. They breathe through feather-like gills. Some spe ...
es"), in the order
Decapoda
The Decapoda or decapods, from Ancient Greek δεκάς (''dekás''), meaning "ten", and πούς (''poús''), meaning "foot", is a large order of crustaceans within the class Malacostraca, and includes crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, a ...
("crabs, crayfishes, lobsters, prawns, and shrimp"). A common name for ''Faxonius erichsonianus'' is reticulate crayfish.
[Encyclopedia of Life]
''Orconectes erichsonianus'' species overview.
''Faxonius erichsonianus'' is found in the south eastern United States of America.
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The IUCN conservation status of ''Faxonius erichsonianus'' is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival.][
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References
* Williams, Austin B., Lawrence G. Abele, D. L. Felder, H. H. Hobbs Jr., R. B. Manning, et al. (1989). Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Decapod Crustaceans. ''American Fisheries Society Special Publication 17'', 77.
* Hobbs Jr., Horton H. (1989). An Illustrated Checklist of the American Crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae). ''Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, no. 480'', iii + 236.
External links
NCBI Taxonomy Browser, ''Faxonius erichsonianus''
Cambaridae
Crustaceans described in 1898
Taxa named by Walter Faxon
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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