Biology:Cambarus nerterius

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Short description: Species of crayfish

Cambarus nerterius

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. nerterius
Binomial name
Cambarus nerterius
Hobbs, 1964

Cambarus nerterius, the Greenbrier cave crayfish,[1][2] is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the state of West Virginia in the United States . It is found only in or immediately adjacent to caves in Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties, and is included on the IUCN Red List as a Near Threatened species.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q308221 entry