Hobbseus

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Hobbseus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
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 ]
  3. James W. Fetzner Jr. (January 14, 2008). "Genus Hobbseus Fitzpatrick and Payne, 1968". Crayfish Taxon Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on February 21, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
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  6. S. Adams; J. Cordeiro & R.L. Jones (2010). "Hobbseus orconectoides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T10207A3183343. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T10207A3183343.en . Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  7. S. Adams (2010). "Hobbseus petilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T10208A3181826. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T10208A3181826.en . Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  8. S. Adams (2010). "Hobbseus prominens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T153957A4568885. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153957A4568885.en . Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  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.
  10. S. Adams (2010). "Hobbseus yalobushensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T10210A3182516. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T10210A3182516.en . Retrieved 9 January 2018.