Biology:Cambarus cymatilis

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Short description: Species of crayfish

Cambarus cymatilis

Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Cambarus
Species:
C. cymatilis
Binomial name
Cambarus cymatilis
Hobbs, 1970[3]

Cambarus cymatilis, the Conasauga blue burrower[2] is a species of burrowing crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is native to Tennessee and Georgia in the United States.[4][3][1] The common name refers to the Conasauga River.

The IUCN conservation status of Cambarus cymatilis is "EN", endangered. The species faces a high risk of extinction in the near future. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2010.[1]

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q4468753 entry