MCZ Invertebrate Zoology CRU-181

Cambarus obscurus Hagen, 1870

Lectotype of Orconectes obscurus  
  Syntype of Cambarus obscurus

Date Collected:

[date unknown] prior to 1870-01-01

North America: United States: New York: Monroe | Genesee River, Rochester

Current Identification
Cambarus obscurus Hagen, 1870
Animalia Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostraca Decapoda Astacidea Cambaridae
Determiner: Hermann August Hagenlinked data icon in 1870
Nature of ID: type ID

Media type: text; Hagen 1870 Description: MCZ Memoirs Vol. II no. 1;

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Shows Publication: Hagen 1870 Description: MCZ Memoirs Vol. II no. 1

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Part Condition Disposition Count
tissue (95% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: 3rd leg on R side; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2023-11-17
subsampled by=Nina Black   determined date=2023-11-14   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: Labelled as CRU-181-a
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 14 History (3)
Remarks: Labelled as CRU-181-b

Attribute Value Determination On
sex male By: J. F. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Method: 8
Remarks: PARALECTOTYPES
sex female By: J. F. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Method: 6
Remarks: PARALECTOTYPES
sex male By: J. F. Fitzpatrick, Jr.
Remarks: LECTOTYPE
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2023-11-17

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • New York
  • County:
  • Monroe
  • Specific Locality:
  • Genesee River, Rochester
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • USA, New York,Genesee River, Rochester
  • Georeference:
  • 43.1658640°, -77.620722° (Error radius: 12819m) By: Penny Benson on 2022-05-19 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1700-01-01 / 1870-01-01
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • End of date collected range set to date of publication
  • Collector:
  • Henry Augustus Ward

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Media type: text; Invertebrate Zoology CRU-176;  CRU-177;  CRU-178;  CRU-179;  CRU-180;  CRU-182;  CRU-183;  CRU-184;  CRU-185;  CRU-186;  CRU-187;  CRU-188;  CRU-189;  CRU-190;  CRU-191;  CRU-192;  CRU-193;  CRU-194;  CRU-195;  CRU-196;  CRU-197;  CRU-198;  CRU-199;  CRU-200;  CRU-181 Description: MCZ Invertebrate Zoology Crustacea 000001-005975, pg.8;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:IZ:CRU-176 Cambarus (Puncticambarus) robust...

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