Faxonius jeffersoni

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Faxonius jeffersoni
Status TNC G1.svg
Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe) [2]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Faxonius
Species:
F. jeffersoni
Binomial name
Faxonius jeffersoni
(Rhoades, 1944)
Synonyms [1]

Orconectes jeffersoni

Faxonius jeffersoni, the Louisville crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Kentucky. [2]

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<i>Faxonius limosus</i> Species of crayfish

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References

  1. 1 2 Schuster, G.A.; Taylor, C.A. & Cordeiro, J. (2010). "Orconectes jeffersoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T15422A4582413. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T15422A4582413.en . Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Faxonius jeffersoni". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 12 October 2022.