Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID154739
GroupCrustaceans-Crayfish
GenusFaxonius
Speciesrusticus
Common NameRusty Crayfish
StateNY
CountyDutchess
LocalityGreat Swamp of southern NY, Housatonic River Drainage [just S of Pawling, NY]
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Hudson
HUC8 Number02030101
Map
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Collection Year1997
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13159
Author:Daniels, R.A., D.C. Murphy, and M.W. Klemens
Date:2001
Title:Orconectes neglectus is established in the northeast.
Journal:Northeastern Naturalist
Volume:8
Issue:1
Pages:93-100
Comments61 sites were sampled in the Hudson and Housatonic River Drainages in 1997; in 1997, 2 of the sites in the Housatonic River Drainage contained Orconectes rusticus. Detailed map (Figure 1) of site locations in paper. See Reference.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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