Orconectes limosus
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| Orconectes limosus (Rafinesque, 1817) |
Orconectes limosus is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is native to the east coast of North America, from Maine to the lower James River, Virginia, but has also been introduced to Europe [1]. It is unusual in living in silty streams, rather than the clear water usually preferred by crayfish [2]. Like Pacifastacus leniusculus, another invasive North American crayfish, O. limosus carries crayfish plague and is a threat to native crayfish [3].
O. limosus was introduced to Germany in 1890, and has since spread across much of Northern Europe, recently reaching the United Kingdom [3]. It has also spread southwards as far as the Danube in Serbia [4].
[edit] References
- ^ James W. Fetzner, Jr. (2006-12-06). Orconectes (Faxonius) limosus (Rafinesque, 1817). Crayfish Taxon Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
- ^ Whitney Stocker. Orconectes (Faxonus) limosus (Rafinesque, 1817). Retrieved on 2007-08-29.
- ^ a b David Holdich & John Black (2007). The spiny-cheek crayfish, Orconectes limosus (Rafinesque, 1817) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Cambaridae), digs into the UK. Aquatic Invasions 2 (1): 1–16.
- ^ S. Pavlović, S. Milošević, S. Borković, V. Simić, M. Paunović, R. Žikić & Z. Saičić (2006). A report of Orconectes (Faxonius) limosus (Rafinesque, 1817) (Crustacea: Deacpoda: Astacidea: Cambaridae: Orconectes: subgenus Faxonius) in the Serbian part of the River Danube. Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment 20 (1): 53–56.
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