The freshwater crayfishes are a group of decapod crustaceans that have played a critical
role in a diversity of biological studies, from physiology, to ecology, neurobiology …

The phylogenetic relationships among imported ornamental crayfish belonging to the genus
Cherax were inferred from a combined dataset of 3 mitochondrial genes (COI, 16S and 12S) …

Cherax (Astaconephrops) gherardii n. sp. is a moderate burrowing crayfish endemic to the
Ajamaru Lakes of West Papua, Indonesia. This species is one of the crayfish species from …

DNA barcoding is commonly used for species identification. Despite this, there has not been
a comprehensive assessment of the utility of DNA barcoding in crayfishes (Decapoda …

Crayfish represent one of the most imperilled animal groups on the planet. Habitat
degradation, destruction and fragmentation, introduction of invasive crayfishes, and a lack of …

The amazing levels of freshwater biodiversity found in the Appalachian Mountains of the
eastern United States are among the highest recorded globally. Localized endemics make …

Abstract The Big Sandy crayfish, Cambarus callainus, endemic to the Big Sandy River basin
in the central Appalachians, USA, was listed by the United States Fish & Wildlife Service as …

According to Huxley (1880), the origin of the common name,“crayfish” involves some
interesting questions of etymology, and indeed, of history. It might readily be supposed that …

We studied the life history and ecology of the Greenbrier Crayfish, Cambarus smilax in
Thorny Creek and the West Fork of the Greenbrier River, West Virginia from August 2010 to …

Faxonius barrenensis is endemic to the Green River system of Kentucky and Tennessee,
USA and closely related to Faxonius mirus, which is restricted to Tennessee River tributaries …