Cambarus

Cambarus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Astacidea
Superfamily: Astacoidea
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Cambarus
Erichson, 1846
Type species
Astacus Bartonii
Fabricius, 1798 [1]

Cambarus is a large and diverse genus of North American crayfish. The adults range in size from about 5 centimetres (2 in) up to approximately 15 cm (6 in).

Classification

The genus Cambarus contains around 100 species, divided among 12 subgenera,[2][3] many of which are listed on the IUCN Red List:[4]

Subgenus Aviticambarus Hobbs, 1969
  • Cambarus hamulatus (Cope, 1881)
  • Cambarus jonesi Hobbs & Barr, 1960 – Alabama cave crayfish
  • Cambarus laconensis Buhay & Crandall, 2009 [5]
  • Cambarus pecki (Hobbs, 1967) [5]
  • Cambarus speleocoopi Buhay & Crandall, 2009 [5]
  • Cambarus veitchorum J. E. Cooper & M. R. Cooper, 1997 – White Spring cave crayfish
Subgenus Cambarus Erichson, 1846
  • Cambarus angularis Hobbs & R. W. Bouchard, 1994
  • Cambarus bartonii (Fabricius, 1798) – Appalachian brook crayfish
  • Cambarus carinirostris Hay, 1914 – rock crawfish
  • Cambarus davidi J. E. Cooper, 2000 – Carolina ladle crayfish
  • Cambarus eeseeohensis Thoma, 2005
  • Cambarus howardi Hobbs & Hall, 1969 – Chattahoochee crayfish
  • Cambarus lenati J. E. Cooper, 2000 – Broad River crayfish
  • Cambarus ortmanni Williamson, 1907 – Ortmann mudbug
  • Cambarus sciotensis Rhoades, 1944 – Teays River crayfish
Subgenus Depressicambarus Hobbs, 1969
  • Cambarus catagius Hobbs & Perkins, 1967 – Greensboro burrowing crayfish
  • Cambarus cymatilis Hobbs, 1970
  • Cambarus deweesae R. W. Bouchard & Etnier, 1979 – valley flame crayfish
  • Cambarus doughertyensis Cooper & Skelton, 2003
  • Cambarus englishi Hobbs & Hall, 1972
  • Cambarus graysoni Faxon, 1914 – two-spot crayfish
  • Cambarus halli Hobbs, 1968
  • Cambarus harti Hobbs, 1981 – piedmont blue burrower
  • Cambarus latimanus (Le Conte, 1856)
  • Cambarus obstipus Hall, 1959
  • Cambarus pyronotus R. W. Bouchard, 1978 – fireback crayfish
  • Cambarus reduncus Hobbs, 1956
  • Cambarus reflexus Hobbs, 1981
  • Cambarus sphenoides Hobbs, 1968
  • Cambarus striatus Hay, 1902 – Hay crayfish
  • Cambarus strigosus Hobbs, 1981
  • Cambarus truncatus Hobbs, 1981 – Oconee burrowing crayfish
Subgenus Erebicambarus Hobbs, 1969
  • Cambarus hubbsi Creaser, 1931
  • Cambarus hubrichti Hobbs, 1952 – Salem cave crayfish
  • Cambarus maculatus Hobbs & Pflieger, 1988 – freckled crayfish
  • Cambarus ornatus Rhoades, 1944
  • Cambarus rusticiformis Rhoades, 1944 – Depression crayfish
  • Cambarus tenebrosus Hay, 1902 – cavespring crayfish
Subgenus Exilicambarus Bouchard & Hobbs, 1976
  • Cambarus cracens R. W. Bouchard & Hobbs, 1976
Subgenus Glareocola Bouchard & Bouchard, 1995
  • Cambarus brachydactylus Hobbs, 1953
  • Cambarus friaufi Hobbs, 1953 – hairy crayfish
  • Cambarus williami R. W. Bouchard & J. W. Bouchard, 1995 – Brawleys Fork crayfish
Subgenus Hiaticambarus Hobbs, 1969
  • Cambarus chasmodactylus James, 1966 – New River crayfish
  • Cambarus coosawattae Hobbs, 1981 – Coosawattae crayfish
  • Cambarus elkensis Jezerinac & Stocker, 1993 – Elk River crayfish
  • Cambarus fasciatus Hobbs, 1981 – Etowah crayfish
  • Cambarus girardianus Faxon, 1884
  • Cambarus longirostris Faxon, 1885
  • Cambarus longulus Girard, 1852
  • Cambarus manningi Hobbs, 1981
  • Cambarus speciosus Hobbs, 1981
Subgenus Jugicambarus Hobbs, 1969
  • Cambarus aculabrum Hobbs & Brown, 1987 – Benton County cave crayfish, cave crayfish
  • Cambarus asperimanus Faxon, 1914
  • Cambarus batchi Schuster, 1973 – bluegrass crayfish
  • Cambarus bouchardi Hobbs, 1970 – Big South Fork crayfish
  • Cambarus carolinus (Erichson, 1846)
  • Cambarus causeyi Reimer, 1966
  • Cambarus clivosus Taylor, Soucek & Organ, 2006
  • Cambarus conasaugaensis Hobbs & Hobbs III, 1962
  • Cambarus crinipes R. W. Bouchard, 1973
  • Cambarus cryptodytes Hobbs, 1941 – Dougherty Plain cave crayfish
  • Cambarus distans Rhoades, 1944 – boxclaw crawfish
  • Cambarus dubius Faxon, 1884 – upland burrowing crayfish
  • Cambarus gentryi Hobbs, 1970
  • Cambarus jezerinaci Thoma, 2000
  • Cambarus monongalensis Ortmann, 1905
  • Cambarus nodosus R. W. Bouchard & Hobbs, 1976
  • Cambarus obeyensis Hobbs & Shoup, 1947 – Obey crayfish
  • Cambarus parvoculus Hobbs & Shoup, 1947 – mountain midget crayfish
  • Cambarus setosus Faxon, 1889 – bristly cave crayfish
  • Cambarus subterraneus Hobbs III, 1993 – Delaware County cave crayfish
  • Cambarus tartarus Hobbs & M. R. Cooper, 1972 – Oklahoma cave crayfish
  • Cambarus tuckasegee Cooper & Schofield, 2002
  • Cambarus unestami Hobbs & Hall, 1969
  • Cambarus zophonastes Hobbs & Bedinger, 1964 – cave crayfish, Hell Creek cave crayfish
Subgenus Lacunicambarus Hobbs, 1969
  • Cambarus diogenes Girard, 1852 – devil crawfish, devil crayfish
  • Cambarus ludovicianus Faxon, 1884 – painted devil crayfish
  • Cambarus miltus Fitzpatrick, 1978 – rusty grave digger
Subgenus Puncticambarus Hobbs, 1969
  • Cambarus acuminatus Faxon, 1884
  • Cambarus brimleyorum Cooper, 2006
  • Cambarus buntingi R. W. Bouchard, 1973 – Bunting crayfish
  • Cambarus chaugaensis Prins & Hobbs, 1972 – Chauga crayfish
  • Cambarus coosae Hobbs, 1981
  • Cambarus cumberlandensis Hobbs & R. W. Bouchard, 1973 – Cumberland crayfish
  • Cambarus extraneus Hagen, 1870 – Chickamauga crayfish
  • Cambarus georgiae Hobbs, 1981 – Little Tennessee crayfish
  • Cambarus hiwasseensis Hobbs, 1981 – Hiwassee crayfish
  • Cambarus hobbsorum J. E. Cooper, 2001 – Rocky River crayfish
  • Cambarus hystricosus Cooper & Cooper, 2003
  • Cambarus johni Cooper, 2006
  • Cambarus nerterius Hobbs, 1964 – Greenbrier cave crayfish
  • Cambarus parrishi Hobbs, 1981 – Hiwassee headwater crayfish
  • Cambarus reburrus Prins, 1968 – French Broad crayfish
  • Cambarus robustus Girard, 1852 – big water crayfish
  • Cambarus scotti Hobbs, 1981 – Chatooga crayfish
  • Cambarus spicatus Hobbs, 1956
  • Cambarus veteranus Faxon, 1914 – Big Sandy crayfish
Subgenus Tubericambarus Jezerinac, 1993
  • Cambarus acanthura Hobbs, 1981
  • Cambarus polychromatus Thoma, Jezerinac & Simon, 2005
  • Cambarus thomai Jezerinac, 1993 – little brown mudbug
Subgenus Veticambarus Hobbs, 1969

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