Cambarus scotti

Cambarus scotti

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

Cambarus scotti, the Chattooga River crayfish,[2] is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Alabama and Georgia.[1][2][3][4] The common name refers to the Chattooga River. The original specimens were collected from Clarks Creek in Chattooga County.[5]

The IUCN conservation status of Cambarus scotti is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2010.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cordeiro, J.; Jones, T. & Thoma, R.F. (2010). "Cambarus scotti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T3703A10031155. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T3703A10031155.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Cambarus scotti". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Cambarus scotti Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  4. ^ "Cambarus scotti". 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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