Hobbseus

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Hobbseus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Hobbseus
(Fitzpatrick & Payne, 1968) [1]
Type species
Hobbseus cristatus
(Hobbs, 1955)

Hobbseus is a genus of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It comprises seven species, six of which are endemic to Mississippi; H. prominens is the only species to range outside Mississippi, being also found in Alabama. [2] [3] Three of the seven species are listed as endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List, while three are of uncertain status (DD) and one is of least concern (LC).

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References

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  2. Susan B. Adams (2008), "Hobbseus prominens" (PDF), Crayfishes of Mississippi website, 1.0, Oxford, Mississippi: United States Forest Service [ permanent dead link ]
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  9. S. Adams; J. Cordeiro & R.L. Jones (2010). "Hobbseus valleculus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T10209A3182132. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T10209A3182132.en . Retrieved 9 January 2018.
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