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Procambarus gibbus

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Procambarus gibbus

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Procambarus
Species:
P. gibbus
Binomial name
Procambarus gibbus
Hobbs, 1969 [3]

Procambarus gibbus, the Muckalee crayfish,[1][2] is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the Flint River drainage in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1][2] The common name of the species refers to the Muckalee Creek in Sumter County, Georgia, from where the first specimens were collected.[4]

It is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Cordeiro, J. (2010). "Procambarus gibbus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T18207A7783309. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T18207A7783309.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Procambarus gibbus". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Procambarus gibbus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 7, 2010.
  4. ^ Keith A Crandall; Sammy De Grave. "An updated classification of the freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidea) of the world, with a complete species list". The Crayfish and Lobster Taxonomy Browser. Oxford University Press.