Specimen Information

Faxonius virilis
Faxonius virilis
(Virile Crayfish)
Crustaceans-Crayfish
Native Transplant

Specimen ID153958
GroupCrustaceans-Crayfish
GenusFaxonius
Speciesvirilis
Common NameVirile Crayfish
StateMD
CountyBaltimore
Localitya stream tributary to Lake Roland, on grounds of Sheppard Pratt Hospital in Towson
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameGunpowder-Patapsco
HUC8 Number02060003
Map
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Collection Month10
Collection Year1969
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:18885
Author:Walker, Janice.
Date:2002
Title:Invertebrate database from the Smithsonian Institute.
Pages:87 of 26,700 rows entered as nonindigenous
Record TypeSpecimen
Disposalpreserved in ethanol
Museum Cat NumberUSNM 144522
VerifierM. Cooper
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected1


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