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Cambarus coosawattae

Summary

Cambarus coosawattae, the Coosawattae crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Georgia.[1][2][3][4] The common name refers to the Coosawattee River, with the original specimens being collected in the Cartecay River[5] which combines with another river to form the Coosawattee.

Cambarus coosawattae

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Cambarus
Species:
C. coosawattae
Binomial name
Cambarus coosawattae
(Hobbs, 1981)

The IUCN conservation status of Cambarus coosawattae is "NT", near threatened. The species may be considered threatened in the near future. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2010.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Cordeiro, J.; Skelton, C. & Thoma, R.F. (2010). "Cambarus coosawattae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T3690A10022311. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T3690A10022311.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Cambarus coosawattae". NatureServe Explorer. 7.1. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Cambarus coosawattae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Cambarus coosawattae". GBIF. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  5. ^ Crandall, Keith A; De Grave, Sammy (2017). "An updated classification of the freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidea) of the world, with a complete species list". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 37 (5): 615–653. doi:10.1093/jcbiol/rux070.

Further reading edit

  • Hobbs, Horton H. Jr. (1989). "An Illustrated Checklist of the American Crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (480): 1–236. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.480.
  • Loughman, Z.; Simon, T. (2011). "Zoogeography, taxonomy, and conservation of West Virginia's Ohio River floodplain crayfishes (Decapoda, Cambaridae)". ZooKeys (74): 1–78. doi:10.3897/zookeys.74.808. PMC 3088040. PMID 21594135.
  • Nizinski, Martha S. (2003). "Annotated checklist of decapod crustaceans of Atlantic coastal and continental shelf waters of the United States" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116 (1): 96–157. ISSN 0006-324X.