Procambarus
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Procambarus (Acucauda) Hobbs, 1972 |
Procambarus is a genus of crayfish in the family Cambaridae, all native to North and Central America. The majority of the diversity is found in the south-eastern United States, but the genus extends as far south as Belize and Guatemala, and as far east as Cuba.[2] The genus is divided into several subgenera, and includes the following species:
The parthenogenetic Marmorkrebs crayfish (which has no formal scientific name or description as yet) appears to be closely allied to this genus.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Procambarus (TSN 97490). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Horton H. Hobbs, Jr. (1984). On the distribution of the crayfish genus Procambarus (Decapoda: Cambaridae). Journal of Crustacean Biology 4 (1): 12–24. doi:.
- ^ Scholtz G, Braband A, Tolley L, Reimann A, Mittmann B, Lukhaup C, Steuerwald F & Vogt G (2003). Parthenogenesis in an outsider crayfish. Nature 421 (6925): 806. doi:.
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