Observations on the Morphology of Museum Specimens of the European Astacidae: Austropotamobius fulcisianus (Ninni, 1886) and Austropotamobius torrentium (von Paula Schrank, 1803) (Crustacea: Decapoda)
Published Online: 12/31/2023
Abstract
Museum specimens of European Astacidae, Austropotamobius fulcisianus, Austropotamobius pallipes italicus (Italian A. fulcisianus in the present study), and A. torrentium are observed, their description, diagnosis, and illustration provided. Morphometry of the type series of A. fulcisianus in Italy are analyzed and the taxonomic status of Austropotamobius crayfish in northern Italy is examined.
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Kawai T, Innocenti G and Tricarico E. (2023). Observations on the Morphology of Museum Specimens of the European Astacidae: Austropotamobius fulcisianus (Ninni, 1886) and Austropotamobius torrentium (von Paula Schrank, 1803) (Crustacea: Decapoda). Freshwater Crayfish 28(1):45-62. doi: 10.5869/fc.2023.v28-1.45
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Tadashi Kawai,* Hokkaido Research Organization, Central Fisheries Research Institute, 238 Hamanaka, Yoichi, Hokkaido, Japan046-8555. E-mail: tadashikawai8@gmail.com
Gianna Innocenti, University of Florence, Natural History Museum, Seda La Sperola, Firenze, Firenze, Italy50125. E-mail: gianna.innocenti@unifi.it
Elena Tricarico, Department of Biology, University of Florence, Sesto , Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy****. E-mail: Fiorentino
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Manuscript Submitted: 12/25/2022
Manuscript Accepted: 11/10/2023
Published Online: 12/31/2023
Published in Print: 12/31/2023
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