Specimen Information

Faxonius rusticus
Faxonius rusticus
(Rusty Crayfish)
Crustaceans-Crayfish
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1467794
GroupCrustaceans-Crayfish
GenusFaxonius
Speciesrusticus
Common NameRusty Crayfish
StateIA
CountyMitchell
Locality[Cedar River], Foothill Ave.
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Cedar
HUC8 Number07080201
HUC10 NameRock Creek-Cedar River
HUC10 Number0708020106
HUC12 NameSugar Creek-Cedar River
HUC12 Number070802010605
Map
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Collection Year2013
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait | released bait | dispersed
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:31583
Author:Corbett, J., T. Bradshaw, K. Durscher, D. McCullough, and E. Merten
Date:2013
Title:Rusty crayfish distribution in the Upper Cedar River Drainage
Publisher:Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Reference 2
Ref. Number:30936
Author:Leon, M., Merner, M.J., Dreyer, A. A., Cooper, A., Scott, L. Berendzen, P. B., McCullough, D. A., and E. C. Merten
Date:2016
Title:Range expansion of the invasive rusty crayfish Orconectes rusticus (Girard, 1852)  decapoda: astacoidea) in northeastern Iowa (USA) rivers
Journal:Journal of Crustacean Biology
Volume:36
Issue:1
Pages:99-104
Comments2 females, 1 male
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected4


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