Biology:Hobbseus orconectoides

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Short description: Species of crayfish

Hobbseus orconectoides

Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Hobbseus
Species:
H. orconectoides
Binomial name
Hobbseus orconectoides
Fitzpatrick & Payne, 1968

Hobbseus orconectoides, the Oktibbeha riverlet crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Mississippi in the United States.[3][4][1]

The IUCN conservation status of Hobbseus orconectoides 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 ☰ Q4847970 entry