Systematics of the North American Crayfish Genus Orconectes (Decapoda: Cambaridae)
Taylor, Christopher Alan
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Description
Title
Systematics of the North American Crayfish Genus Orconectes (Decapoda: Cambaridae)
Author(s)
Taylor, Christopher Alan
Issue Date
2003
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Page, Lawrence M.
Department of Study
Natural Resrouces and Environmental Sciences
Discipline
Natural Resrouces and Environmental Sciences
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Biology, Genetics
Language
eng
Abstract
Both molecular and morphological evidence indicated the presence of three species new to science. One of those species is described herein as Orconectes margorectus. Orconectes margorectus occurs in small creeks with rocky substrates and is endemic to the extreme lower Cumberland and Ohio river drainages in western Kentucky. The second species, now referred to as O. putnami lives in the lower Tennessee River drainage and while the third species, now referred to as O. illinoiensis, occurs in Ohio River tributaries of southeastern Illinois.
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