Cambarus veitchorum
Cambarus veitchorum, the White Spring cave crayfish,[1][2] is a small, freshwater crayfish endemic to Limestone County, Alabama in the United States. It is a cave-dwelling species known from only one cave,[1] the White Spring Cave.[2]
| Cambarus veitchorum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Cambarus |
| Species: | C. veitchorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cambarus veitchorum J. E. Cooper and M. R. Cooper, 1997 | |
It is considered Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) by the IUCN Redlist, having not been seen since 1968.[1] A survey carried out in 2007 of its home cave and 26 other caves failed to find any specimens.[2]
References
- Cordeiro, J. & Thoma, R.F. (2010). "Cambarus veitchorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T153812A4548192. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153812A4548192.en. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
- "Cambarus veitchorum". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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