Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852)
(Signal Crayfish)

Interactions where Pacifastacus leniusculus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
may be infected by Aphanomyces astaci Crayfish Plague - causative organism Saprolegniales: Leptolegniaceae Fungi, Spooner, B. & Roberts, P., 2005
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces astaci/Aphanomyces astacicrayfish plague - causative organism Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Decapoda/Astacidae/Pacifastacus leniusculus/Pacifastacus leniusculussignal crayfish infects

Author & YearTitleSource
Spooner, B. & Roberts, P., 2005FungiNew Naturalist, 96, 594pp, HarperCollins

Pacifastacus leniusculus (Signal Crayfish) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPacifastacus leniusculus (Signal Crayfish)
FamilyASTACIDAE (crayfishes)
OrderDECAPODA (crabs, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SuperorderEUCARIDA (crab, shrimps, lobsters etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pacifastacus leniusculus (Signal Crayfish)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Booy, O., Wade, M. & White, V. Signal Crayfish

Pacifastacus leniusculus (Signal Crayfish) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Control

Stebbing, P.D., Watson, G.J., Bentley, M.G., Fraser, D., Jennings, R. & Sibley, P.J. 2005 Evaluation of the capacity of pheromones for control of invasive non-native crayfish: Part 2 Research Reports EN Report no 633.
Stebbing, P.D., Watson, G.J., Bentley, M.G., Fraser, D., Jennings, R., Rushton, S.P. & Sibley, P.J. 2004 Evaluation of the capacity of pheromones for control of invasive non-native crayfish Research Reports EN Report no 578.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Pacifastacus leniusculus (Signal Crayfish):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 9 images of Pacifastacus leniusculus (Signal Crayfish)
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