TY - JOUR
T1 - A new crayfish of the genus Orconectes Cope, 1872 from the lower Ohio River drainage of western Kentucky (Crustacea
T2 - Decapoda: Cambaridae)
AU - Taylor, Christopher A
PY - 2002/5/9
Y1 - 2002/5/9
N2 - A new crayfish, Orconectes margorectus, is described from the lower Ohio River drainage of western Kentucky. The species occurs in small streams with substrates of gravel and cobble. Form I males of O. margorectus differ from all other members of the genus Orconectes Cope in possessing a mandible with a straight incisor region and a first pleopod with straight terminal elements that comprise 24 to 28% of the total length of the pleopod.
AB - A new crayfish, Orconectes margorectus, is described from the lower Ohio River drainage of western Kentucky. The species occurs in small streams with substrates of gravel and cobble. Form I males of O. margorectus differ from all other members of the genus Orconectes Cope in possessing a mandible with a straight incisor region and a first pleopod with straight terminal elements that comprise 24 to 28% of the total length of the pleopod.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036239615
SN - 0006-324X
VL - 115
SP - 129
EP - 137
JO - Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
JF - Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington
IS - 1
ER -