Specimen Information

Pacifastacus leniusculus
Pacifastacus leniusculus
(Signal Crayfish)
Crustaceans-Crayfish
Native Transplant

Specimen ID1724877
GroupCrustaceans-Crayfish
GenusPacifastacus
Speciesleniusculus
Common NameSignal Crayfish
StateMT
CountyGallatin
LocalityEast Gallatin River, Montana, USA
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameGallatin
HUC8 Number10020008
HUC10 NameLower East Gallatin River
HUC10 Number1002000813
HUC12 NameMiddle Cottonwood Creek-East Gallatin River
HUC12 Number100200081301
Map
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Collection Month10
Collection Year2018
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:43003
Author:Sanders, C.H., S.P. Rice, P.J. Wood, and L.K. Albertson.
Date:2023
Title:River bank burrowing is innate in native and invasive signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) and is driven by biotic and abiotic cues
Journal:Biological Invasions
Volume:25
Pages:3425-3442
CommentsCollection occurred four years since introduction
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected15
Size38.4 mm (mean carapace length)
Number of Females5


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [10/8/2024].

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