Biology:Faxonius menae

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Short description: Species of crayfish

Faxonius menae

Vulnerable (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Faxonius
Species:
F. menae
Binomial name
Faxonius menae
(Creaser, 1933)
Synonyms[1]

Orconectes menae

Faxonius menae, the Mena crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Oklahoma and Arkansas in the United States.[2] The specific epithet and common name both refer to Mena, Arkansas, where the original specimens were found.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Adams, S.; Schuster, G.A.; Taylor, C.A. (2010). "Orconectes menae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T15435A4584793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T15435A4584793.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15435/4584793. Retrieved 13 October 2022. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Faxonius menae". NatureServe. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.110459/Faxonius_menae. Retrieved 13 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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