Biology:Cambarus chaugaensis

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Short description: Species of crayfish

Cambarus chaugaensis

Imperiled (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Cambarus
Species:
C. chaugaensis
Binomial name
Cambarus chaugaensis
(Prins & Hobbs, 1969)

Cambarus chaugaensis, the Chauga crayfish[2] or Chauga River crayfish,[1] is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the Carolinas in the United States of America.[1][2][3][4] The common and scientific names refer to the Chauga River of South Carolina, where the first specimens were collected.[5]

The IUCN conservation status of Cambarus chaugaensis is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. This status was last reviewed in 2010.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Cordeiro, J.; Eversole, A.G.; Skelton, C.; Thoma, R.F.; Jones, T. (2010). "Cambarus chaugaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T3689A10019352. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T3689A10019352.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3689/10019352. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Cambarus chaugaensis". NatureServe. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.111670/Cambarus_chaugaensis. Retrieved 30 November 2022. 
  3. "Cambarus chaugaensis Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=97352. 
  4. "Cambarus chaugaensis". https://www.gbif.org/species/2227328. 
  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

Wikidata ☰ Q4481147 entry