Procambarus fallax
Procambarus fallax | |
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Marmorkrebs, a parthenogenetic form of P. fallax | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Family: | Cambaridae |
Genus: | Procambarus |
Subgenus: | Ortmannicus |
Species: | P. fallax |
Binomial name | |
Procambarus fallax (Hagen, 1870) | |
Synonyms [2] | |
Cambarus fallax Hagen, 1870 |
Procambarus fallax is a species of crayfish in the genus Procambarus. It lives in tributaries of the Satilla River in Georgia and Florida.[1] A parthenogenetic form of this species is known by the German name Marmorkrebs, or by the informal scientific name Procambarus fallax f. virginalis.[3]
References
- 1 2 K. A. Crandall (2010). "Procambarus fallax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ↑ James W. Fetzner Jr. (November 22, 2011). "Procambarus (Ortmannicus) fallax (Hagen, 1870)". Crayfish Taxon Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ↑ Peer Martin; Nathan J. Dorn; Tadashi Kawai; Craig van der Heiden & Gerhard Scholtz (2010). "The enigmatic Marmorkrebs (marbled crayfish) is the parthenogenetic form of Procambarus fallax (Hagen, 1870)" (PDF). Contributions to Zoology. 79 (3): 107–118.
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