Barbicambarus
| Barbicambarus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Barbicambarus Hobbs, 1969 [1] |
| Species | |
Barbicambarus is a genus of freshwater crayfish found in the southeastern United States. It comprises two species:[2]
- Barbicambarus cornutus (Faxon, 1884)
- Barbicambarus simmonsi Taylor & Schuster, 2010
References
- ↑ Keith A. Crandall, James W. Fetzner, Jr. & Horton H. Hobbs, Jr. (January 1, 2001). "Barbicambarus Hobbs, 1969". Tree of Life Web Project.
- ↑ Christopher A. Taylor & Guenter A. Schuster (2010). "Monotypic no more, a description of a new crayfish of the genus Barbicambarus Hobbs, 1969 (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the Tennessee River drainage using morphology and molecules". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 123 (4): 324–334. doi:10.2988/10-15.1.
Further reading
- "Whopping crayfish species stayed hidden for decades". Short Sharp Science. New Scientist. January 19, 2011.
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