Distocambarus youngineri

Distocambarus youngineri
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe) [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Family:	Cambaridae
Genus:	Distocambarus
Species:	D. youngineri
Binomial name
Distocambarus youngineri (Hobbs & Carlson, 1985)

Distocambarus youngineri, the Newberry burrowing crayfish, ^[2] is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to South Carolina. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} The common name refers to Newberry county, where the original specimens were found. ^[5]

The IUCN conservation status of Distocambarus youngineri is "VU", vulnerable. The species faces a high risk of endangerment in the medium term. The population is decreasing. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2010. ^[1]

References

1. 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 11 November 2021.
2. "Distocambarus youngineri ". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
3. "Distocambarus youngineri Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
4. "Distocambarus youngineri". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
5. Crandall, Keith A; De Grave, Sammy (2017). "An updated classification of the freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidea) of the world, with a complete species list". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 37 (5): 615–653. doi: 10.1093/jcbiol/rux070 .

Further reading

• Hobbs, Horton H. Jr. (1989). "An Illustrated Checklist of the American Crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (480): 1–236. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.480.
• Nizinski, Martha S. (2003). "Annotated checklist of decapod crustaceans of Atlantic coastal and continental shelf waters of the United States" (PDF). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116 (1): 96–157. ISSN   0006-324X.