Biology:Faxonius peruncus
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Short description: Species of crayfish
| Faxonius peruncus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Faxonius |
| Species: | F. peruncus
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| Binomial name | |
| Faxonius peruncus (Creaser, 1931)
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| Synonyms | |
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Orconectes peruncus[1] | |
Faxonius peruncus, the Big Creek crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Missouri.[2] The common name refers to Big Creek, where the original specimens were found.[3]
Distribution
F. peruncus is limited to the St. Francis River watershed.[1]
Threats
The main threat to this species is a related species, F. hylas which was introduced into the area in 1984. F. hylas out-competes, and hybridises with, F. peruncus.[2] Also, pollution from the Southeast Missouri Lead District affects the water quality in the local area.[1][2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 DiStefano, R.; Schuster, G.A.; Taylor, C.A. (2010). "Orconectes peruncus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T15436A4584964. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T15436A4584964.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15436/4584964. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Faxonius peruncus". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.120493/Faxonius_peruncus.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q107078514 entry
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