Bouchardina
Bouchardina robisoni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Family: | Cambaridae |
Genus: | Bouchardina Hobbs, 1977 |
Bouchardina is a genus of North American crayfish, containing a single species, Bouchardina robisoni (Bayou Bodcau Crayfish) which is named after one of the scientist who found it Henry W. Robison.[1] It can be found in the bayou basins of southwestern Arkansas. It is not considered to be significantly threatened as its habitat has low human disturbance; it is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, S1 (critically imperiled) by The Nature Conservancy[2] and by NatureServe as G2 (Imperiled) and by the American Fisheries Society as Vulnerable.[3]
In 2010, research by scientists suggested changing the IUCN status to threatened as it was only known from four counties (Lafayette, Hempstead, Nevada and Columbia County, Arkansas)[4] and only a few specimens had been collected since 1977.[2]
References
- ↑ Keith A. Crandall, James W. Fetzner, Jr. & Horton H. Hobbs, Jr. (January 1, 2001). "Bouchardina". Tree of Life Web Project.
- 1 2 Issues in Biological, Biochemical, and Evolutionary Sciences Research: 2011 Edition. ScholarlyEditions. 2012. ISBN 1464963703. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- ↑ J. Cordeiro (2010). "Bouchardina robisoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
- ↑ Henry W. Robison, Robert T. Allen (1995). Only in Arkansas: A Study of the Endemic Plants and Animals of the State. University of Arkansas Press. p. 48. ISBN 1557283265. Retrieved June 7, 2015.