Prickly Cave Crayfish
Cambarus hamulatus (Cope & Packard, 1881)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Cambaridae |
| Genus | Cambarus |
| Species | Cambarus hamulatus (Cope & Packard, 1881) |
Synonyms
Oronectes hamulatus Cope & Packard, 1881
Orconectes hamulatus Cope in Cope & Packard, 1881
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Nickajack Cave, Marion Co. TN
Range
Known from two states in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Tennessee
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Genetics
Molecular resources
| Marker | Molecule | Sequences | Length | Exemplar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COI | mitochondrial | 19 | 627-678 bp | ON380877.1 |
| 12S | mitochondrial | 13 | 330-330 bp | DQ411723.1 |
| 16S | mitochondrial | 12 | 484-485 bp | DQ411745.1 |
| H3 | nuclear | 7 | 356-356 bp | DQ411800.1 |
| other | unknown | 4 | 834-834 bp | DQ411789.1 |
| 28S | nuclear | 3 | 427-784 bp | ON383892.1 |
58 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 58 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
Specimens
Type material
- Syntype
- CRU-3678 · Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 33 |
| Field Museum of Natural History | 4 |
| North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences | 3 |
| Yale Peabody Museum | 2 |
| Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard | 2 |
| Illinois Natural History Survey | 1 |
| and 1 other collection | 1 |
46 cataloged lots in 7 collections. Compiled from GBIF and not an exhaustive census: many collections are not yet digitised, and holdings are added continually. Search GBIF for specimen records.
Download all 46 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2010.
NatureServe
G3G4 Vulnerable to Apparently Secure
Global rank last reviewed 1 July 2009.
Subnational ranks
- Alabama
- S2 Imperiled
- Tennessee
- S3 Vulnerable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Threats
- Dams & Water Extraction
Other resources
How to cite this account
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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