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    Species Accepted

    Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852)

    American Signal Crayfish
    EukaryotaAnimalia...Pacifastacus
    IUCNLeast Concern

    Classification and descendants

    Source: Catalogue of Life

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      Synonyms and combinations

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      Recorded as introduced in 28 countries or islands

      28 results
      Introduced inAccording toInvasiveOccurrences in GBIF
      nullYesUnknown
      AustriaYes
      BelgiumNo
      BelgiumNoUnknown
      BelgiumNoUnknown
      SwitzerlandNo
      CzechiaNo
      GermanyYes
      DenmarkYes
      EstoniaYes
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      Vernacular names

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      27 results
      American Signal Crayfish English
      Californische rivierkreeft Dutch
      Cangrejo señal Spanish
      Columbia River Signal Crayfish English
      Cranc senyal Catalan–Valencian
      Gambero segnalatore Italian
      Klamath Signal Crayfish English
      Lagostim-Sinal Portuguese
      Rak sygnałowy Polish
      Signalkrebs German

      Treatments

      Source: Catalogue of Life
      2 results
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      Bibliography

      Source: Catalogue of Life

      14 results
      Hobbs, Jr., Horton H. (1989). An Illustrated Checklist of the American Crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, No. 480.
      Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas
      Holdich, David M., and Francesca Gherardi / Gherardi, Francesca, and David M. Holdich, eds. (1999). Native and alien crayfish in Europe: An Introduction. Crustacean Issues 11. Crayfish in Europe as Alien Species. How to Make the Best of a Bad Situation?
      Williams, Austin B., Lawrence G. Abele, D. L. Felder, H. H. Hobbs, Jr., R. B. Manning, et al. (1989). Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Decapod Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 17.
      Taylor, Christopher A., Guenter A. Schuster, John E. Cooper, Robert J. DiStefano, et al. (2007). A Reassessment of the Conservation Status of Crayfishes of the United States and Canada after 10+ Years of Increased Awareness. Fisheries, Vol. 32, No. 8.
      Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. (2009 onwards). Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL).
      Huxley, T. H. (1880) L'ecrevisse: Introduction a L'etude de la Zoologie. Librairie Germer Bailliere et Cie, Paris, XI + 260 + 32 pp. https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.124207
      National General Status Working Group [Groupe de travail national sur la situation générale]. (2017). Standardized Common Names for Wild Species in Canada [Noms communs normalisés pour les espèces sauvages au Canada].
      Crandall, Keith A., and Sammy De Grave. (2017). An updated classification of the freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidea) of the world, with a complete species list. Journal of Crustacean Biology, Vol. 37, No. 5.
      Dana, J.D. (1852). Crustacea, Part I. In: United States Exploring Expedition. During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842. Under the Command of Charles Wilkes, U.S.N. C. Sherman: Phildelphia. 13: i-viii + 1-685.

      Citation

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