Crayfish (IMAGE)

University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Crayfish

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Lacunicambarus polychromatus, the paintedhand mudbug, is one of 427 crayfish species for which global location data is now available via a free-to-access map known as World of Crayfish. The mapping project, led by the West University of Timișoara, Romania (WUT) and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, aims to aid conservation and invasive species management efforts worldwide.

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Lauren D. Quinn

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