Orconectes obscurus
| Orconectes obscurus | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Orconectes |
| Species: | O. obscurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Orconectes obscurus (Hagen, 1870) | |
The Allegheny crayfish, Orconectes obscurus, is a stream-dwelling species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae found in Southeastern Ontario and the Northeastern United States.[1]
References
Juvenile crayfish attached to a female's abdomen
Mating behavior in Allegheny crayfish
Tagged crayfish
- ↑ James W. Fetzner, Jr. (January 14, 2008). "Orconectes (Crockerinus) obscurus (Hagen, 1870)". Crayfish Taxon Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
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