Biology:Cambarus coosawattae

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Short description: Species of crayfish

Cambarus coosawattae

Imperiled (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Cambarus
Species:
C. coosawattae
Binomial name
Cambarus coosawattae
(Hobbs, 1981)

Cambarus coosawattae, the Coosawattae crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Georgia.[1][2][3][4] The common name refers to the Coosawattee River, with the original specimens being collected in the Cartecay River[5] which combines with another river to form the Coosawattee.

The IUCN conservation status of Cambarus coosawattae is "NT", near threatened. The species may be considered threatened in the near future. The population is stable. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2010.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Cordeiro, J.; Skelton, C.; Thoma, R.F. (2010). "Cambarus coosawattae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T3690A10022311. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T3690A10022311.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3690/10022311. Retrieved 12 November 2021. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Cambarus coosawattae". NatureServe Explorer. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.117215/Cambarus_coosawattae. 
  3. "Cambarus coosawattae Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=97355. 
  4. "Cambarus coosawattae". https://www.gbif.org/species/2227377. 
  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 ☰ Q4488415 entry