Specimen Information

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

Specimen ID558213
GroupCrustaceans-Crayfish
GenusFaxonius
Speciesrusticus
Common NameRusty Crayfish
StateWI
CountyBrown
LocalityLake Michigan, in Green Bay's Peter's Marsh
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLake Michigan
HUC8 Number04190000
HUC10 NameLake Michigan
HUC10 Number0419000002
HUC12 NameLake Michigan
HUC12 Number041900000200
Map
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Collection Day27
Collection Month8
Collection Year1995
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayshipping ballast water | dispersed
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:13214
Author:Brazner, J.C., and D.A. Jensen
Date:2000
Title:Zebra mussel [Dreissena polymorpha (Pallas)] colonization of rusty crayfish [Orconectes rusticus (Girard)] in Green Bay, Lake Michigan
Journal:The American Midland Naturalist
Volume:143
Issue:1
Pages:250-256
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater
Number Collected2


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