Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID1736209
GroupCrustaceans-Crayfish
GenusFaxonius
Speciesvirilis
Common NameVirile Crayfish
StatePA
CountyChester
LocalityDelaware river watershed, Chester, PA
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameBrandywine-Christina
HUC8 Number02040205
HUC10 NameWest Branch Brandywine Creek
HUC10 Number0204020502
HUC12 NameUpper West Branch Brandywine Creek
HUC12 Number020402050202
Map
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Collection Day30
Collection Month4
Collection Year2015
Year AccuracyActual
Reference 1
Ref. Number:43097
Author:Morrill, D.P., and D.H. Keller
Date:2023
Title:First record of Faxonius propinquus (Girard, 1852) in the Delaware River
watershed and new records of another non-native crayfish species,
Procambarus acutus (Girard, 1852)
Journal:BioInvasions Records
Volume:12
Issue:4
Pages:1099-1109
Record TypeLiterature
Number Collected61


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Citation information: U.S. Geological Survey. [2024]. Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database. Gainesville, Florida. Accessed [12/5/2024].

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