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Faxonius difficilis

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Faxonius difficilis

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Faxonius
Species:
F. difficilis
Binomial name
Faxonius difficilis
(Faxon, 1898)
Synonyms[1]

Orconectes difficilis

Faxonius difficilis, the painted crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Oklahoma and Alabama in the United States.[2]

This species used to be a species complex of four subspecies but these have now been redefined. These were:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bergey, E.; Adams, S.; Taylor, C.A. & Schuster, G.A. (2010). "Orconectes difficilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T153826A4550344. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153826A4550344.en. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Faxonius difficilis". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 12 October 2022.