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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Faxonius |
| Species: | F. difficilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Faxonius difficilis (Faxon, 1898)
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| 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
References
edit- ^ a b c Bergey, E.; Adams, S.; Taylor, C.A. & Schuster, G.A. (2010). "Orconectes difficilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T153826A4550344. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153826A4550344.en. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Faxonius difficilis". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
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