Distocambarus

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Distocambarus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Distocambarus
(Hobbs, 1981)
Type species
Distocambarus devexus
(Hobbs, 1981)

Distocambarus is a genus of burrowing crayfish native to Georgia and South Carolina in the United States. It contains five species: [1]

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References

  1. "Genus Distocambarus Hobbs, 1981". Crayfish Taxon Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. January 14, 2008.
  2. Eversole, A.G. (2010). "Distocambarus carlsoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T153937A4566329. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153937A4566329.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  3. Eversole, A.G. (2010). "Distocambarus crockeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T153809A4547841. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153809A4547841.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  4. Eversole, A.G. (2010). "Distocambarus devexus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T6763A12803152. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T6763A12803152.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  5. Eversole, A.G. (2010). "Distocambarus hunteri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T153779A4543920. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153779A4543920.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  6. Eversole, A.G. (2010). "Distocambarus youngineri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T6764A12803303. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T6764A12803303.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.