Lacunicambarus acanthura

Species of crayfish

Lacunicambarus acanthura
Lacunicambarus acanthura, Thornytail Crayfish, Alabama
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Lacunicambarus
Species:
L. acanthura
Binomial name
Lacunicambarus acanthura
(Hobbs, 1981)
Synonyms
  • Cambarus acanthura

Lacunicambarus acanthura, the thornytail crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is found in the southeastern United States.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Cordeiro, J.; Jones, T.; Skelton, C. & Thoma, R.F. (2010). "Cambarus acanthura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T153818A4549210. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153818A4549210.en. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Lacunicambarus acanthura". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
  3. ^ "Lacunicambarus acanthura". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-10-22.
  4. ^ 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

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  • 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.
Taxon identifiers
Lacunicambarus acanthura
Cambarus acanthura


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