Cambarus veitchorum

Cambarus veitchorum

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Critically Imperiled  (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. veitchorum
Binomial name
Cambarus veitchorum
J. E. Cooper and M. R. Cooper, 1997

Cambarus veitchorum, the White Spring cave crayfish,[1][2] is a small, freshwater crayfish endemic to Limestone County, Alabama in the United States. It is a cave-dwelling species known from only one cave,[1] the White Spring Cave.[2]

It is considered Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) by the IUCN Redlist, having not been seen since 1968.[1] A survey carried out in 2007 of its home cave and 26 other caves failed to find any specimens.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Cordeiro, J. & Thoma, R.F. (2010). "Cambarus veitchorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T153812A4548192. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153812A4548192.en. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d "Cambarus veitchorum". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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