Biology:Procambarus gibbus

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Short description: Species of crayfish

Procambarus gibbus

Vulnerable (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Procambarus
Species:
P. gibbus
Binomial name
Procambarus gibbus
Hobbs, 1969 [3]

Procambarus gibbus, the Muckalee crayfish,[1][2] is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the Flint River drainage in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1][2] The common name of the species refers to the Muckalee Creek in Sumter County, Georgia, from where the first specimens were collected.[4]

It is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1316569 entry