Marmorkrebs

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From German Marmorkrebs (“marbled crayfish”).

Marmorkrebs (plural Marmorkrebs)

1. Synonym of marbled crayfish.
   • 2009, Gerhard Scholtz, Arkhat Abzhanov, Frederike Alwes, Caterina Biffis, Julia Pint, Crustacean Issues 18: Decapod Crustacean Phylogenetics, CRC Press, page 39:

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

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

     When Marmorkrebs, the parthogenetic marbled crayfish, were discovered, researchers immediately recognised their great potential to become an emerging model organism.

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

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

Compound of Marmor (“marble”) +‎ Krebs (“crab”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaʁmoːɐ̯ˌkʁeːps/

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Marmorkrebs m (strong, genitive Marmorkrebses, plural Marmorkrebse)

1. marbled crayfish.
   • 1975, Kulturpolitische Korrespondenz, Issues 238-256, Ostdeutscher Kulturrat:

     Gewiß berichtet Habe immer wieder vom Marmorkrebs, der durch die Berührung des Steins mit Abgasen entsteht.

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   • 2005, DATZ: Aquarien Terrarien, volume 58, Verlag Eugen Ulmer, page 23:

     So warde erst kürzlich bestätigt, dass sich der Marmorkrebs (Procambarus sp.) mittels Jungfernzeugung reproduziert.

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   • 2008, Monique Schwitter, Ohren haben keine Lider, page 157:

     Dann hat sie den Sonnengott Horus geboren, wie ein Marmorkrebs, aus sich selbst heraus.

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• English: Marmorkrebs