Cambarus chaugaensis

Cambarus chaugaensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Cambarus
Species:
C. chaugaensis
Binomial name
Cambarus chaugaensis
(Prins & Hobbs, 1969)

Cambarus chaugaensis, the Chauga crayfish or Chauga River crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the Carolinas in the United States of America. The common and scientific names refer to the Chauga River of South Carolina, where the first specimens were collected.

The IUCN conservation status of Cambarus chaugaensis is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. This status was last reviewed in 2010.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cordeiro, J.; Eversole, A.G.; Skelton, C.; Thoma, R.F. & Jones, T. (2010). "Cambarus chaugaensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T3689A10019352. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T3689A10019352.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cambarus chaugaensis". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Cambarus chaugaensis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  4. ↑ "Cambarus chaugaensis". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  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.

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