Orconectes (Faxonius) indianensis (Hay 1896)

Simon, Thomas P., Morris, Charles C., Robb, Joseph R. & McCoy, William, 2015, Biological Diversity, Ecological Health and Condition of Aquatic Assemblages at National Wildlife Refuges in Southern Indiana, USA, Biodiversity Data Journal 3, pp. 4300-4300 : 4300

Orconectes (Faxonius) indianensis (Hay 1896)

Distribution

Patoka River NWR: 1-3, 6-7, 17, 19, 22, 25, 26, 29, 34, 38-40, 63

Ecology

An additional sixteen records of Indiana crayfish were found from areas surrounding the refuge. These sites included solid rock substrate habitats as described by Simon and Thoma (2003) and Simon and Thoma (2006).

Conservation

This former Federal candidate species does not warrant protection based on current and previously known collection information ( Simon and Thoma 2003, Simon and Thoma 2006). The Patoka River supports the largest known populations of the Indiana crayfish, which is a former Federal candidate species ( Simon and Thoma 2006).