Cambarus subterraneus

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.[2][3][1]

Cambarus subterraneus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Cambarus
Species:
C. subterraneus
Binomial name
Cambarus subterraneus
Hobbs III, 1993

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

  1. "Cambarus subterraneus Red List status". IUCN Red List. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  2. "Cambarus subterraneus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  3. "Cambarus subterraneus". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-23.

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