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  Family Cambaridae

Genus Orconectes

    Species O. immunis -- Wisconsin!
    Species O. propinquus -- Wisconsin!
    Species O. rusticus -- Wisconsin!
    Species O. obscurus -- midwestern North America.
    Species O. virilis -- midwestern North America.
    Species O. acares -- North America.
    Species O. alabamensis -- North America.
    Species O. australis -- North America.
    Species O. barrenensis -- North America.
    Species O. barri -- North America.
    Species O. bisectus -- North America.
    Species O. blacki -- North America.
    Species O. burri -- North America.
    Species O. carolinensis -- North America.
    Species O. causeyi -- North America.
    Species O. chickasawae -- North America.
    Species O. compressus -- North America.
    Species O. cooperi -- North America.
    Species O. cristavarius -- North America.
    Species O. deanae -- North America.
    Species O. difficilis -- North America.
    Species O. durelli -- North America.
    Species O. erichsonianus -- North America.
    Species O. etnieri -- North America.
    Species O. eupunctus -- North America.
    Species O. forceps -- North America.
    Species O. harrisonii -- North America.
    Species O. hartfieldi -- North America.
    Species O. hathawayi -- North America.
    Species O. hobbsi -- North America.
    Species O. holti -- North America.
    Species O. hylas -- North America.
    Species O. illinoiensis -- North America.
    Species O. incomptus -- North America.
    Species O. indianensis -- North America.
    Species O. inermis -- North America.
    Species O. jeffersoni -- North America.
    Species O. jonesi -- North America.
    Species O. juvenilis -- North America.
    Species O. kentuckiensis -- North America.
    Species O. lancifer -- North America.
    Species O. leptogonopodus -- North America.
    Species O. limosus -- North America.
    Species O. longidigitus -- North America.
    Species O. luteus -- North America.
    Species O. macrus -- North America.
    Species O. maletae -- North America.
    Species O. marchandi -- North America.
    Species O. margorectus -- North America.
    Species O. medius -- North America.
    Species O. meeki -- North America.
    Species O. menae -- North America.
    Species O. mirus -- North America.
    Species O. mississippiensis -- North America.
    Species O. nais -- North America.
    Species O. nana -- North America.
    Species O. neglectus -- North America.
    Species O. ozarkae -- North America.
    Species O. packardi -- North America.
    Species O. pagei -- North America.
    Species O. palmeri -- North America.
    Species O. pardalotus -- North America.
    Species O. pellucidus -- North America.
    Species O. perfectus -- North America.
    Species O. peruncus -- North America.
    Species O. placidus -- North America.
    Species O. punctimanus -- North America.
    Species O. putnami -- North America.
    Species O. quadruncus -- North America.
    Species O. quinebaugensis -- North America.
    Species O. rafinesquei -- North America.
    Species O. raymondi -- North America.
    Species O. rhoadesi -- North America.
    Species O. ronaldi -- North America.
    Species O. sanbornii -- North America.
    Species O. saxatilis -- North America.
    Species O. sheltae -- North America.
    Species O. shoupi -- North America.
    Species O. sloanii -- North America.
    Species O. spinosus -- North America.
    Species O. stannardi -- North America.
    Species O. stygocaneyi -- North America.
    Species O. taylori -- North America.
    Species O. theaphionensis -- North America.
    Species O. tricuspis -- North America.
    Species O. validus -- North America.
    Species O. virginiensis -- North America.
    Species O. williamsi -- North America.
    Species O. wrighti -- North America.

Taxon Information

The Genus Orconectes has been reported (or is assumed) to occur in fresh waters. This taxon has been reported from Wisconsin.

(These statements were generated automatically from the WInvertebrates database.)

Literature Records

• Orconectes, [Nearctic; 89 species worldwide] (Crandall & Buhay, 2008).
• Orconectes, about 75 species distributed throughout the central and eastern U.S.; includes several hypogean species (Smith, 2001).
• Orconectes, [North Central United States] (Underhill et al., 1982).
• Orconectes, "Fifty-nine species and subspecies ranging from Me. to Tex.; most species in the Central Basin" (Chace et al., 1959).

Bibliography

• Crandall, K.A. & J.E. Buhay. 2008. Global diversity of crayfish (Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae — Decapoda) . Hydrobiologia 595: 295-301. [Available online]
• Smith, D.G. 2001. Decapoda (Crayfishes, shrimps). Pennak's Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States, 4th edition: 585-608.
• Underhill, J.C., W.D. Schmid & D.E. Gilbertson. 1982. Taxonomic Keys to the Common Animals of the North Central States, exclusive of the parasitic worms, terrestrial insects, and birds, 4th edition. 205 pp.
• Chace, F.A., jr., J.G. Mackin, L. Hubricht, A.H. Banner & H.H. Hobbs, jr. 1959. Malacostraca. [in] W.T. Edmondson (ed.). Ward & Whipple Fresh-Water Biology, 2nd edition: 869-901.

Student Essays

• "The Rusty Crayfish" by Thomas Farley (BIOL/WATR 361, Fall 2013 )
• "Orconectes rusticus (Rusty Crayfish), an invasive species in the native waters of Wisconsin" by Austin Cumber (BIOL 490, Fall 2014 )

Web Pages

• Crayfish & Lobster Taxonomy Browser
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