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Cave Biology Data Portal
Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaCrustaceaMalacostracaDecapodaCambaridae

Genus Cambarus
Erichson, 1846

Species in this portal
15
Ecological class
All stygobiont
Realm
Aquatic
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
8 states and provinces
Counties
2
Karst regions
Appalachians, Florida Lime Sinks, Interior Low Plateau, Ozarks
Habitats
Cave stream, Cave pool, Cave lake
Cave zone
Deep cave
Conservation
12 of 15 ranked G1 or G2; 2 federally listed

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Cambarus aculabrum Hobbs & Brown, 1987 Benton County Cave Crayfish Stygobiont G1 CR ESA AR, MO Ozarks
Cambarus cryptodytes Hobbs, 1941 Dougherty Plain Cave Crayfish Stygobiont G2G3 LC FL, GA Florida Lime Sinks
Cambarus hamulatus (Cope & Packard, 1881) Prickly Cave Crayfish Stygobiont G3G4 LC AL, TN Interior Low Plateau
Cambarus hubrichti Hobbs, 1952 Salem Cave Crayfish Stygobiont G4 DD MO Ozarks
Cambarus jonesi Hobbs & Barr, 1960 Alabama Cave Crayfish Stygobiont G2 VU AL Interior Low Plateau
Cambarus laconensis Buhay & Crandall, 2009 Lacon Exit Cave Crayfish Stygobiont G1 CR AL Interior Low Plateau
Cambarus nerterius Hobbs, 1964 Greenbrier Cave Crayfish Stygobiont G1 NT WV Appalachians
Cambarus pecki (Hobbs, 1967) Phantom Cave Crayfish Stygobiont G1G2 EN AL Interior Low Plateau
Cambarus setosus Faxon, 1889 Bristly Cave Crayfish Stygobiont G3 NT AR, MO Ozarks
Cambarus sheltae (Cooper & Cooper, 1997) Shelta Cave Crayfish Stygobiont G1 CR AL Interior Low Plateau
Cambarus speleocoopi Buhay & Crandall, 2009 Sweet Home Alabama Cave Crayfish Stygobiont G1 EN AL Interior Low Plateau
Cambarus subterraneus Hobbs III, 1993 Delaware County Cave Crayfish Stygobiont G1 CR OK Ozarks
Cambarus tartarus Hobbs & Cooper, 1972 Oklahoma Cave Crayfish Stygobiont G1 CR OK Ozarks
Cambarus veitchorum Cooper & Cooper, 1997 White Spring Cave Crayfish Stygobiont G1 CR AL Interior Low Plateau
Cambarus zophonastes Hobbs & Bedinger, 1964 Hell Creek Cave Crayfish Stygobiont G1 CR ESA AR Ozarks

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
7NRQP
GBIF
2227317
ITIS
97337
iNaturalist
82104
NCBI Taxonomy
60964

Cave Biology Data Portal

Species accounts, distributions, and conservation status for the subterranean fauna of North America and around the globe, with resources for the cave and karst research community.

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