Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID4406
GroupCrustaceans-Crayfish
GenusFaxonius
Speciesvirilis
Common NameVirile Crayfish
StateMD
LocalityPatapsco River
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameGunpowder-Patapsco
HUC8 Number02060003
Map
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Collection Year1960
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayreleased bait
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:1853
Author:Schwartz, F.J., R. Rubelmann, and J. Allison
Date:1963
Title:Ecological population expansion of the introduced crayfish, Orconectes virilis.
Journal:Ohio Journal of Science
Volume:63
Issue:6
Pages:266-273
Commentsfirst reported in 1960; introduction could have been as early as 1885 (see Faxon 1885)
Record TypeLiterature
Earliest RecordState
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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