Devil Crawfish
Lacunicambarus diogenes (Girard, 1852)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Cambaridae |
| Genus | Lacunicambarus |
| Species | Lacunicambarus diogenes (Girard, 1852) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from four counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois, Kentucky
Counties
- Illinois
- Monroe, Pike, Union
- Kentucky
- Edmonson
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- South Carolina
- S3 Vulnerable
- Delaware
- S3 Vulnerable
- New Jersey
- SU Unrankable
- Wyoming
- SNA Not Applicable
- North Carolina
- S5 Secure
- Pennsylvania
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Maryland
- S4 Apparently Secure
- District of Columbia
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- Virginia
- S3 Vulnerable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Hay, W.P. 1902. Observations on the crustacean fauna of the region about Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 25: 223–236. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.25-1285.223
- Webb, D.W., Taylor, S.J. & Krejca, J.K. 1993. The biological resources of Illinois caves and other subterranean environments. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA. 143 pp.
How to cite this account
Lacunicambarus diogenes (Girard, 1852). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1785. https://cavebiology.org/species/lacunicambarus-diogenes/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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