Check List 17(6): 1461-1473, doi: 10.15560/17.6.1461
Review of the distribution and new occurrences of Lacunicambarus thomai (Jezerinac, 1993) (Decapoda, Cambaridae) in Pennsylvania and its possible introduction outside of its native range
Patrick F. Allison Jr.‡, Tanya N. Khan‡, Destinee A. Davis‡, David A. Lieb§|¶‡, Zachary J. Loughman‡‡ West Liberty University, West Liberty, United States of America§ Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Pittsburgh, United States of America| Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, Harrisburg, United States of America¶ PA Natural Heritage Program, Pittsburgh, United States of America
Corresponding author: Patrick F. Allison Jr. ( pfallisonjr@gmail.com ) Academic editor: Felipe Ribeiro © Patrick F. Allison Jr., Tanya N. Khan, Destinee A. Davis, David A. Lieb, Zachary J. Loughman. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation:
Allison PF Jr., Khan TN, Davis DA, Lieb DA, Loughman ZJ (2021) Review of the distribution and new occurrences of Lacunicambarus thomai (Jezerinac, 1993) (Decapoda, Cambaridae) in Pennsylvania and its possible introduction outside of its native range. Check List 17(6): 1461-1473. https://doi.org/10.15560/17.6.1461 |  |
Abstract
Recent investigations into the distributions of western Pennsylvania, USA, crayfishes have yielded 30 new occurrences of Lacunicambarus thomai (Jezerinac, 1993). The discovery of a population of L. thomai in Crawford County is the furthest north population in the state. Two populations of L. thomai were discovered outside of its historic range in Fayette and Somerset counties in southwestern Pennsylvania. These populations are in recreational fishing destinations and may have been introduced by bait bucket or construction fill. Additional surveys for Pennsylvania L. thomai should occur in areas lacking recent, thorough searches.
Keywords
Distribution, burrowing crayfish, introduced species