Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID155668
GroupCrustaceans-Crayfish
GenusFaxonius
Speciesvirilis
Common NameVirile Crayfish
StateWV
CountySummers
LocalityLick Creek, Inter St Rt 20 and I-64, 0.9 mi N of Sandstone
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower New
HUC8 Number05050004
Map
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Collection Day19
Collection Month8
Collection Year1988
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statuscollected
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13208
Author:Jezerinac, R.F., G.W. Stocker, and D.C. Tarter.
Date:1994
Title:The Crayfishes (Decapoda: Cambaridae) of West Virginia.
Publisher:Ohio Biological Survey, College of Biological Sciences, The Ohio State University.
Pages:193 p
CommentsPublication from Barbara Sargent (WV DNR).
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected8
Number of Females3
Specimen Impact5 Form I Males.


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