Faxonius sloanii

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Faxonius sloanii
FMIB 53504 Cambarus Sloanii Bundt Male, form I New Albany, Ind.jpeg
Status TNC G3.svg
Vulnerable  (NatureServe) [2]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Faxonius
Species:
F. sloanii
Binomial name
Faxonius sloanii
(Bundy in Forbes, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Orconectes sloanii
  • Orconectes indianensis sloanii
  • Cambarus sloanii

Faxonius sloanii, the Sloan or Sloan's crayfish is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae, native to Indiana and Ohio. [2] It is associated with freshwater habitats. Although it is being slowly out-competed by the rusty crayfish in Ohio, it is listed as a species of Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Schuster, G.A. & Taylor, C.A. (2010). "Orconectes sloanii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T15429A4583749. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T15429A4583749.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Faxonius sloanii". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 19 February 2023.


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