Cambarus speciosus

Summary

Cambarus speciosus, the beautiful crayfish,[2] is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Georgia.[1][2][3][4]

Cambarus speciosus

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

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

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Skelton, C.; Cordeiro, J. & Thoma, R.F. (2010). "Cambarus speciosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T3704A10031764. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T3704A10031764.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Cambarus speciosus". NatureServe Explorer. 7.1. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Cambarus speciosus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  4. ^ "Cambarus speciosus". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-23.

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.