Orconectes

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Orconectes
Orconectes limosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Family: Cambaridae Genus: Orconectes Cope, 1872
Species
Many; see text

Orconectes is a genus of freshwater crayfish, native to the south-eastern United States. It includes the rusty crayfish, an important invasive species in North America, and Orconectes limosus, an invasive species in Europe.

[edit] Species

Approximately 84 species are known ^[1][2].

Orconectes acares Orconectes alabamensis Orconectes australis Orconectes barrenensis Orconectes bisectus — Crittenden crayfish Orconectes blacki Orconectes burri Orconectes carolinensis Orconectes causeyi Orconectes chickasawae Orconectes compressus Orconectes cooperi Orconectes cristavarius Orconectes deanae — conchas crayfish Orconectes difficilis — painted crayfish Orconectes durelli Orconectes erichsonianus Orconectes etnieri Orconectes eupunctus Orconectes forceps Orconectes harrisonii Orconectes hartfieldi Orconectes hobbsi Orconectes holti Orconectes hylas Orconectes illinoiensis Orconectes immunis — calico crayfish Orconectes incomptus — Tennessee cave crayfish Orconectes indianensis Orconectes inermis Orconectes iowensis Orconectes jeffersoni — Louisville crayfish Orconectes jonesi Orconectes juvenilis Orconectes kentuckiensis Orconectes lancifer Orconectes leptogonpodus Orconectes limosus — spinycheek crayfish Orconectes longidigitus Orconectes luteus Orconectes macrus Orconectes maletae

Orconectes marchandi Orconectes margorectus Orconectes medius Orconectes meeki Orconectes menae Orconectes mirus Orconectes mississippiensis Orconectes nais Orconectes nana Orconectes neglectus Orconectes obscurus Orconectes ozarkae Orconectes pagei Orconectes palmeri Orconectes pardalotus Orconectes pellucidus Orconectes perfectus Orconectes peruncus Orconectes placidus Orconectes propinquus — northern clearwater crayfish Orconectes punctimanus Orconectes putnami Orconectes quadruncus Orconectes rafinesquei Orconectes rhoadesi Orconectes ronaldi Orconectes rusticus — rusty crayfish Orconectes sanbornii Orconectes saxatilis — kiamichi crayfish Orconectes sheltae Orconectes shoupi — Nashville crayfish Orconectes sloanii Orconectes spinosus Orconectes stannardi Orconectes stygocaneyi Orconectes theaphionensis Orconectes tricuspis Orconectes validus Orconectes virginiensis — Chowanoke crayfish Orconectes virilis — virile crayfish Orconectes williamsi Orconectes wrighti

[edit] External links

• James W. Fetzner Jr. (2006-09-11). Key to the species of the genus Orconectes. Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

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