Faxonius difficilis
Species of crayfish
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Faxonius difficilis, the painted crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Oklahoma and Alabama in the United States.[2]
| Faxonius difficilis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Faxonius |
| Species: | F. difficilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Faxonius difficilis (Faxon, 1898) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Orconectes difficilis | |
This species used to be a species complex of four subspecies but these have now been redefined. These were:[1]
- F. difficilis difficilis, the nominate subspecies
- F. d. maletae
- F. d. hathawayi
- F. d. blacki
