Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID155676
GroupCrustaceans-Crayfish
GenusFaxonius
Speciesrusticus
Common NameRusty Crayfish
StateWV
CountyPutnam
LocalityKanawha River, US Hwy 35, 1.0 mi N of Co Rd 17/6, 0.2 mi W of Black Betsy
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameLower Kanawha
HUC8 Number05050008
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month7
Collection Year1977
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 Collected7
Number of Females5
Number of Breeding Males2


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