Procambarus gibbus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Family: | Cambaridae |
Genus: | Procambarus |
Species: | P. gibbus |
Binomial name | |
Procambarus gibbus | |
Procambarus gibbus, the Muckalee crayfish, [1] [2] is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the Flint River drainage in the U.S. state of Georgia. [1] [2] The common name of the species refers to the Muckalee Creek in Sumter County, Georgia, from where the first specimens were collected. [4]
It is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. [1]
The Everglades crayfish, sometimes called the Florida crayfish, the blue crayfish, the electric blue crayfish, or the sapphire crayfish, is a species of freshwater crayfish endemic to Florida in the United States. Its natural range is the area east of St. Johns River and all of Florida from Levy County and Marion County southwards, as well as on some of the Florida Keys. It is included on the IUCN Red List as a species of Least Concern. The blue crayfish is frequently kept in a freshwater aquaria. In the wild, this species varies from brown-tan to blue, but an aquarium strain has been selectively bred to achieve a brilliant cobalt blue color.
Procambarus acherontis, the Orlando cave crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Orange County and Seminole County, Florida, and is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List.
Procambarus angustatus was a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It was only known from the type specimen, described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1856. He reported that it "lives in lesser Georgia, in the rivulets of pure water which flow between little sand hills". It was endemic to the U. S. state of Georgia, but is now believed to be extinct.
Procambarus apalachicolae, the coastal flatwoods crayfish, is a species of crayfish in family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Florida, and is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List.
Procambarus attiguus, known as the Silver Glen Springs cave crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Silver Glen Springs, Marion County, Florida, and is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.
Procambarus barbiger, known as the Jackson prairie crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Jackson Prairie in Newton County, Scott County, Jasper County, Smith County and Rankin County, Mississippi.
Procambarus brazoriensis, the Brazoria crayfish, is a species of crayfish which is endemic to Brazoria County, Texas. It is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List.
Procambarus delicatus, sometimes called the big-cheeked cave crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to a single spring in the Ocala National Forest, Lake County, Florida.
Procambarus echinatus, the Edisto crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the drainages of the Salkehatchie River and the south fork of the eponymous Edisto River in South Carolina.
Procambarus lagniappe, the Lagniappe crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Alabama and Mississippi, and is listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.
Procambarus milleri, the Miami cave crayfish is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Florida, where it is known from 14 to 15 sites in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List.
Procambarus morrisi, the Putnam County cave crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is only known from the type locality, at the Devil's Sink, west of Interlachen, Putnam County, Florida, and is listed as critically endangered on the IUCN Red List.
Procambarus nechesae, sometimes called the Neches crayfish, is a species of crustacean in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Texas and is listed as a species of Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
Procambarus nigrocinctus, the blackbelted crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is listed as a species of Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, because it is known from more than 100 sites across thirteen counties in Texas, where it is endemic to the Neches River system, and is common and widespread in a national park.
Procambarus nueces, sometimes called the Nueces crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the Atascosa River in Atascosa County, Texas. It was described from four individuals, and only two further individuals have been found since.
Procambarus plumimanus is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to North Carolina. It is known from several locations, where it is often abundant. It is known commonly as the Croatan crayfish.
Procambarus steigmani, sometimes called the Parkhill Prairie crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Parkhill Prairie, in the Trinity River basin of Collin County, Texas, and is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, although it may be a synonym of Procambarus regalis.
Procambarus texanus is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is only known from a fish hatchery near Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas. and is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.
Procambarus acutus, the white river crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is found in North America and Europe.
Procambarus regalis, sometimes called the regal burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is native to Texas and Arkansas, and is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, although it may be a synonym of Procambarus steigmani.