Back to State Map ! State of Indiana - Crayfish Species Checklist.

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(KEY: E= Endangered; E*= Endangered, Possibly Extinct; T= Threatened; SC= Special Concern; CS =
  Currently Stable.  Parentheses ( ) around the status indicate possible or known introductions and a (¤)
   indicates a species complex currently under investigation).
Species Status
 1.   Cambarus diogenes  ¤ CS
 2.   Cambarus laevis CS
 3.   Cambarus ortmanni CS
 4.   Cambarus robustus CS
 5.   Fallicambarus fodiens CS
 6.   Orconectes immunis CS
 7.   Orconectes indianensis SC
 8.   Orconectes inermis inermis CS
 9.   Orconectes inermis testii T
10.  Orconectes propinquus CS
11.  Orconectes putnami CS
12.  Orconectes rusticus CS
13.  Orconectes sloanii T
14.  Orconectes virilis CS
15.  Procambarus acutus acutus CS
16.  Procambarus clarkii CS
17.  Procambarus gracilis CS

Links:
Indiana Department of Natural Resources

References:

Eberly, W.R.  1955.  Summary of the distribution of Indiana crayfishes, including new state and county records.  Ind. Acad. Sci. Proc.  64: 281-283.

Page, L.M. & G.B. Mottesi.  1995.  The distribution and status of the Indiana crayfish, Orconectes indianensis, with comments on the crayfishes of Indiana.  Proc. Ind. Acad. Sci.  104: 103-111.

Last Updated:  28 January 2008
James W. Fetzner Jr.