Cambarus nerterius

Cambarus nerterius is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the state of West Virginia in the United States. It is found only in or immediately adjacent to caves in Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties, and is included on the IUCN Red List as a Near Threatened species.[1]

Cambarus nerterius

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Family:
Cambaridae
Genus:
Cambarus
Species:
C. nerterius
Binomial name
Cambarus nerterius
Hobbs, 1964

References
  1. J. Cordeiro & R. F. Thoma (2010). "Cambarus nerterius". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T3700A10027801. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T3700A10027801.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.