Procambarus cometes

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Procambarus cometes
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Procambarus
Species:
P. cometes
Binomial name
Procambarus cometes

Procambarus cometes, the Mississippi flatwoods crayfish is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Lowndes County and Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, and is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Adams, S.; Jones, R.L. (2010). "Procambarus cometes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T18195A7771673. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T18195A7771673.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Procambarus cometes". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved October 6, 2010.