Orconectes sloanii

Orconectes sloanii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Orconectes
Species: O. sloanii
Binomial name
Orconectes sloanii
(Bundy, 1876)

Orconectes sloanii is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae, endemic to Indiana and Ohio. Although it is being slowly out-competed by the rusty crayfish, Orconectes rusticus, it is listed as a species of Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.[1]

References

  1. G. A. Schuster & C. A. Taylor (2010). "Orconectes sloanii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1 (3.1). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved October 6, 2010.


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