Competition and parasitism in the native White Clawed Crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes and the invasive Signal Crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus in the UK [PDF]
, 2009 Many crayfish species have been introduced to novel habitats worldwide, often threatening extinction of native species. Here we investigate competitive interactions and parasite infections in the native Austropotamobius pallipes and the invasive ...
A Bauer +53 more
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CRAYFISH EPIBIONTS BRANCHIOBDELLA SP. AND HYSTRICOSOMA CHAPPUISI (ANNELIDA: CLITELLATA) IN GREECE
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2007 Specimens of the three known Greek crayfish species, Astacus astacus (Linnaeus, 1758), Astacus leptodactylus Eschscholtz, 1823 and Austropotamobius torrentium (Schrank, 1803), were collected from seven localities in Greece and were examined for the ...
SUBCHEV M., KOUTRAKIS E., PERDIKARIS C.
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New Ukrainian records of Branchiobdella parasita (Annelida: Clitellata: Branchiobdellida) from the Danube basin [PDF]
Scientific Annals of the Danube Delta Institute, 2013 This research deals with the first substantiated Ukrainian records of Branchiobdella parasita (Braun, 1805) from the Danube basin including the Danube Delta and a tributary of the Tisza in Transcarpathia.
KOLESNYKOVA Maria, UTEVSKY Serge
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Physiological Responses to Acute Silver Exposure in the Freshwater Crayfish (\u3cem\u3eCambarus diogenes diogenes\u3c/em\u3e)—A Model Invertebrate? [PDF]
, 2002 Adult crayfish (Cambarus diogenes diogenes) exposed to 8.41 ± 0.17 μg silver/L (19.4% as Ag+) in moderately hard freshwater under flow-through conditions for 96 h exhibited ionoregulatory disturbance, elevated metabolic ammonia (Tamm) production and ...
Bianchini, Adalto +5 more
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eFood, Volume 7, Issue 1, February 2026.The article underscores the promising future perspectives of utilizing agro‐industrial waste, envisioning sustainable production processes, and meeting the increasing demand for environmentally friendly and health‐promoting products. ABSTRACT The growing imperative for increased food production has propelled an example alteration in the perception of ...
Fakhar Islam +9 more
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Apparent interspecific transmission of Aphanomyces astaci from invasive signal to virile crayfish in a sympatric wild population [PDF]
, 2017 The crayfish plague pathogen (Aphanomyces astaci) causes mass mortalities of European crayfish when transmitted from its original North American crayfish hosts.
Cable, Joanne +4 more
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Freshwater Biology, Volume 71, Issue 2, February 2026.ABSTRACT Invasive non‐native species threaten freshwater ecosystems, disrupting the functioning and structure of the food chain and potentially leading to biodiversity loss. As omnivores, crayfish can modify their environment, directly affecting organisms such as macroinvertebrates.
António Barbosa Nogueira +5 more
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STATUS OF FRESHWATER CRAYFISH IN LATVIA
Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems, 2005 There are three crayfish species present in Latvia: the European noble crayfish (Astacus astacus), the narrow-clawed crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus), and the North-American signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) species. Probably only noble crayfish
ARENS A., TAUGBØL T.
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Comparative Study of the Physico-chemical Characteristics of Water in the Astacus astacus Habitat (Sidi Mimoun Lake and Ras Elma Astaculture Station) in the Middle Atlas Morocco [PDF]
مجلة جامعة النجاح للأبحاث العلوم الطبيعيةIn Morocco, periods of drought and the combined impact of climate change and human activities have had varying degrees of impact on the habitats of freshwater species.
Chaima Laiboud +6 more
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Environmental DNA, Volume 8, Issue 1, January–February 2026.This European interlaboratory ring test highlights how methodological differences affect eDNA‐based detection of crayfish and the crayfish plague pathogen, emphasizing the need for harmonized protocols to improve reliability in conservation and disease monitoring efforts.
Patrik Bohman +39 more
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