List of crayfish species in North Rhine-Westphalia
The list of crayfish species in North Rhine-Westphalia includes the crayfish that were documented by the North Rhine-Westphalia noble crayfish project . The neozoic woolly crab (from China) was also included, after its introduction the only freshwater crab species in Central Europe (see freshwater crabs ). A number of species are neozoa .
Species list
Crayfish
| Art | Scientific name | Remarks | image |
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| European crayfish | Astacus astacus | Indigenous. |
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| Stone cancer | Austropotamobius torrentium | Indigenous. |
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| Camber cancer | Orconectes limosus | Neozoon. |
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| Signal cancer | Pacifastacus leniusculus | Neozoon. |
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| Red American marsh crayfish | Procambarus clarkii | Neozoon. |
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| Galician crayfish | Astacus leptodactylus | Neozoon. |
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| Marble crab | Procambarus fallax forma virginalis | Neozoon. |
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| Calico cancer | Orconectes immunis | Neozoon. This species has already become naturalized in the Upper Rhine and it is very likely that it will spread to the Lower Rhine. |
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Crabs
| Art | Scientific name | Remarks | image |
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| Chinese mitten crab | Eriocheir sinensis | Neozoon |
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See also
- Nature in North Rhine-Westphalia
- Red list of endangered plants, fungi and animals in North Rhine-Westphalia
- List of neozoa in Germany
Individual evidence
- ↑ Noble cancer project NRW
- ↑ Red list and list of species of crayfish - Astacidae et Cambaridae - in North Rhine-Westphalia. ( Memento of the original from December 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Marble Crab at Edelkrebsprojekt NRW , accessed on March 4, 2016.
- ↑ Kalikokrebs at Edelkrebsprojekt NRW , accessed on March 4, 2016.
- ↑ Red list of endangered plants, fungi and animals in North Rhine-Westphalia ( Memento of the original from February 28, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
