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northern hemisphere crayfishes

superfamily Astacoidea

Member of decapods (order Decapoda)
malacostracans (class Malacostraca)
typical crustaceans (superclass Multicrustacea)
crustaceans (subphylum Crustacea)
arthropods (phylum Arthropoda)
animals (kingdom Animalia)

There are other wild members of this superfamily not yet included in this guide.


signal crayfish
Pacifastacus leniusculus
  • “A white oval patch at the joint of the fingers of the claw distinguishes this species.” [source]
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red swamp crayfish
Procambarus clarkii

2 observed taxons / 1 key

Chris’s observations: 4 (all are research grade)

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Taxon info: iNaturalistBugGuide

Bay Area species: iNaturalist