Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID154601
GroupCrustaceans-Crayfish
GenusFaxonius
Speciesrusticus
Common NameRusty Crayfish
StateNC
CountyRutherford
LocalityBroad River, US 64/74-A (Near Rock Springs Church Rd, SR 1184) (Site_No 990922.3btw, Green River Game Land Project), ca. 6.0 air km ESE Lake Lure and 16.0 km WNW Rutherfordton
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameUpper Broad
HUC8 Number03050105
HUC10 NameHeadwaters Broad River
HUC10 Number0305010503
HUC12 NameKnob Creek-Broad River
HUC12 Number030501050308
Map
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Collection Day22
Collection Month9
Collection Year1999
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13635
Author:Fullerton, A.H., and B.T. Watson
Date:2001
Title:New distributional records for two nonindigenous and one native crayfish in North Carolina.
Journal:The Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society
Volume:117
Issue:1
Pages:66-70
CommentsRecord from NCWRC. John Alderman, Aimee Fullerton, Brian Watson, and Judith Johnson supplied information.
Record TypeLiterature
VerifierA. H. Fullerton
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected13
Number of Females5
Specimen Impact8 Form I Males collected. Common abundance. Reproduction = no.


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