Ambiguous Crayfish
Cambarus striatus Hay, 1902
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Cambaridae |
| Genus | Cambarus |
| Species | Cambarus striatus Hay, 1902 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygophile
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from five counties across three states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee
Counties
- Alabama
- Blount, Morgan
- Georgia
- Chattooga, Walker
- Tennessee
- Marion
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2010.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Tennessee
- S5 Secure
- Alabama
- S5 Secure
- Mississippi
- SNR Unranked
- Georgia
- S5 Secure
- Florida
- S2 Imperiled
- South Carolina
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Kentucky
- SU Unrankable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Cooper, J.E. & Cooper, M.R. 1968. Cave-associated herpetozoa II: salamanders of the genus Gyrinophilus in Alabama caves. National Speleological Society Bulletin 30: 19–24.
- Hay, W.P. 1902. Observations on the crustacean fauna of Nickajack Cave, Tennessee, and vicinity. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 25: 417–439. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.25-1292.417
- Huryn, A.D. 2017. Lacon Exit Cave Crayfish Cambarus laconensis Buhay and Crandall. In: Shelton-Nix, E. (ed), Alabama Wildlife, Volume 5, p. 99. The University of Alabama Press, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA.
- Reeves, W.K., Jensen, J.B. & Ozier, J.C. 2000. New faunal and fungal records from caves in Georgia, USA. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 62: 169–179. https://caves.org/wp-content/uploads/Publications/JCKS/v62/v62n3-Reeves.pdf.
- Zigler, K.S., Niemiller, M.L., Stephen, C.D.R., Ayala, B.N., Milne, M.A., Gladstone, N.S., Engel, A.S., Jensen, J.B., Camp, C.D., Ozier, J.C. & Cressler, A. 2020. Biodiversity from caves and other subterranean habitats of Georgia, USA. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 82: 125–167. doi:10.4311/2019LSC0125
How to cite this account
Cambarus striatus Hay, 1902. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1558. https://cavebiology.org/species/cambarus-striatus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
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