Sweet Home Alabama Cave Crayfish
Cambarus speleocoopi Buhay & Crandall, 2009
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Cambaridae |
| Genus | Cambarus |
| Species | Cambarus speleocoopi Buhay & Crandall, 2009 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum body length
- 21 mm
Distribution
Type locality
Kellers Cave, Marshall Co. AL
Range
Known from Alabama in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16S | mitochondrial | 5 | 484-485 bp | EU433910.1 |
| COI | mitochondrial | 2 | 678-678 bp | DQ411781.1 |
| H3 | nuclear | 2 | 356-356 bp | DQ411808.1 |
| 12S | mitochondrial | 1 | 330-330 bp | DQ411727.1 |
| 28S | nuclear | 1 | 785-785 bp | JX514645.1 |
| other | unknown | 1 | 834-834 bp | DQ411792.1 |
12 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 12 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- USNM 1109966 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Allotype
- USNM 1109967 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype ×2
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 4 |
| Auburn University Museum of Natural History | 1 |
| Illinois Natural History Survey | 1 |
6 cataloged lots in 3 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 6 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
EN Endangered B1ab(v)
Assessed in 2010.
NatureServe
G1 Critically Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 1 July 2009.
Subnational ranks
- Alabama
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Threats
- Urbanization - Residential
- Dams & Water Extraction
- Pollution -Sewage or Urban Wastewater
Other resources
How to cite this account
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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