The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas |
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Decapoda (Crayfish, Shrimp, Crabs) |
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PALAEMONIDAE Macrobrachium carcinus (Linnaeus) Big-Claw River Shrimp |
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Synonyms: Macrobrachium jamaicense
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Distribution Citations
1949 Hedgpeth 1950 Farber 1975 Longley
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[1989 Pennak] 2001 Hobbs III
[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated |
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notes: -largest and most spectacular North American species of the genus (Hobbs III 2001) -"shy nature", seldom observed but generally distributed in San Marcos River (Farber 1950) |
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