Faxonius hathawayi blacki

Faxonius hathawayi blacki, the Calcasieu crayfish, is a sub-species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Louisiana. The common name refers to the Calcasieu River, near where the original specimens were found in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana.[2][3]

Faxonius hathawayi blacki

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Faxonius
Species:
F. hathawayi
Subspecies:
F. h. blacki
Trinomial name
Faxonius hathawayi blacki
(Walls, 1972)
Synonyms
  • Orconectes blacki
  • Orconectes hathawayi blackii

References
  1. "Orconectes hathawayi ssp. blacki". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  2. "Faxonius hathawayi blacki". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  3. Crandall, Keith A; De Grave, Sammy (2017). "An updated classification of the freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidea) of the world, with a complete species list". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 37 (5): 615–653. doi:10.1093/jcbiol/rux070.
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