Faxonius


Faxonius is a genus of freshwater crayfish in the family Cambaridae. There are more than 90 described species in Faxonius. It includes the rusty crayfish, an invasive species in North America, and three species, F. virilis, F. immunis, and F. limosus, that are invasive to Europe.
This genus was formerly considered a subgenus of Orconectes. Several former Orconectes species were added to this genus in 2017, leaving only the cave dwelling species unchanged, however F. stygocaneyi was reallocated, even though it lives in caves.

Species

These species belong to the genus Faxonius:Faxonius acares Faxonius alabamensis Faxonius alluvius Faxonius barrenensis Faxonius bellator Bloom, McCall, Schuster & Blanton, 2019Faxonius bisectus Faxonius burri Faxonius carolinensis Faxonius castaneus Faxonius causeyi Faxonius chickasawae Faxonius compressus Faxonius cooperi Faxonius cristavarius Faxonius cyanodigitus Faxonius deanae Faxonius difficilis Faxonius durelli Faxonius elix Couch & Hayes, 2022Faxonius erichsonianus Faxonius etnieri Faxonius eupunctus Faxonius forceps Faxonius harrisonii Faxonius hartfieldi Faxonius hathawayi