marmorkrebs

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noun

Synonym of marbled crayfish.

Scrabble 21

Meanings

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nounmarmorkrebs (plural marmorkrebs)
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Marmorkrebs.

    The marbled crayfish or marmorkrebs was discovered in hobbyists' aquaria in Germany in the mid-1990s, and since then has been introduced into Germany and Austria through the aquarium trade.

    2012, Julian Reynolds, Catherine Souty-Grosset, Management of Freshwater Biodiversity: Crayfish as Bioindicators, Cambridge University Press, page 107
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    But with the species able to reproduce exponentially within a few months, people began releasing unwanted crayfish - also known as marmorkrebs - into ponds and lakes across Europe, creating the thriving wild populations seen today.

    2018, “New crayfish that doesn't need males to mate becomes all-powerful”, in BBC News

Marmorkrebs2

nounMarmorkrebs (plural Marmorkrebs)

alternative marmorkrebs

  1. Synonym of marbled crayfish.

    Development of the 2nd maxilla and the scaphognathite in the parthenogenetic Marmorkrebs (Astacida).

    2009, Gerhard Scholtz, Arkhat Abzhanov, Frederike Alwes, Caterina Biffis, Julia Pint, Crustacean Issues 18: Decapod Crustacean Phylogenetics, CRC Press, page 39
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    When Marmorkrebs, the parthogenetic marbled crayfish, were discovered, researchers immediately recognised their great potential to become an emerging model organism.

    2015, Steffen Harzsch, Jakob Krieger, Zen Faulkes, Evolutionary Developmental Biology of Inverterbrates, Vol. 4 - Ecdysozoa II: "Crustacea", Springer, page 106

    They tested various generations of a Marmorkrebs population by microsatellite markers and found that all specimens were identical in their allelic composition.

    2016, Catherine Souty-Grosset, Biology and Ecology of Crayfish, CRC Press, page 54

    Synonyms: marbled crayfish

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of marbled crayfish.

Origin

From German Marmorkrebs (“marbled crayfish”).

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