Orconectes erichsonianus

Faxonius erichsonianus[2] is a species in the family Cambaridae ("crayfishes"), in the order Decapoda ("crabs, crayfishes, lobsters, prawns, and shrimp"). A common name for Faxonius erichsonianus is reticulate crayfish.[4] Faxonius erichsonianus is found in North America.[3]

Orconectes erichsonianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Faxonius
Species:
F. erichsonianus
Binomial name
Faxonius erichsonianus
(Faxon, 1898)[2][3]

The IUCN conservation status of Faxonius erichsonianus is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival.[1]

References

  1. IUCN Red List of Endangered Species
  2. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
  3. Encyclopedia of Life Orconectes erichsonianus species overview.
  • 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.


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