Biology:Cambarus subterraneus

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Short description: Species of crayfish

Cambarus subterraneus

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. subterraneus
Binomial name
Cambarus subterraneus
Hobbs III, 1993

Cambarus subterraneus, the Delaware County cave crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It has been found only in three caves in Delaware County, Oklahoma.[3][4][1]

The IUCN conservation status of Cambarus subterraneus is "CR", critically endangered. The species faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2010.[1]

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q2715158 entry