Crayfishes, Shrimps and Crabs of
New York's Inland Waters

Taxonomic Hierarchy:

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Arthropoda
• Subphylum: Crustacea
• Order: Decapoda

Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2. New York Species
3. Conservation
4. Research Needs
5. References (and related reading)
6. List of NY Species

Source:

Robert A. Daniels
New York State Museum
Research and Collections
3140 Cultural Education Center
Albany, New York 12230

Date Accepted: 27 November 2002

Date Posted: 28 December 2004

Date(s) Revised: 4 January 2005

Citation: Please cite the Crayfishes, Shrimps and Crabs of New York's Inland Waters pages as follows:

Daniels, Robert A. 2004. Crayfishes, Shrimps and Crabs of New York's Inland Waters. New York State Biodiversity Clearinghouse, New York State Biodiversity Project and New York State Biodiversity Research Institute. http://www.nybiodiversity.org/

Image Credit: The image at the top of this page is a hand-colored lithograph of a blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) scanned from the Zoology of New York or the New York Fauna by James DeKay (1843).

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