Cambarus loughmani
| Cambarus loughmani | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Cambarus |
| Species: | C. loughmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Cambarus loughmani Foltz, Sadecky, Fetzner and Thoma, 2018 | |
Cambarus loughmani, the blue Teays mudbug,[1] is a species of burrowing crayfish endemic to the pre-glacial Teays River Valley in West Virginia.[1] The species was previously considered to be part of the Cambarus dubius complex.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Cambarus loughmani". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ David A. Foltz; Nichole Sadecky; Greg Myers Jr.; Fetzner, Stuart A.; Welsh, Whitney Stockner; Mael Glon & Roger F. Thoma (2018). "Cambarus loughmani, a new species of crayfish (Decapoda: Cambaridae) endemic to the pre-glacial Teays River Valley in West Virginia, USA". Journal of Natural History. 52 (45–46). USGS Publications Warehouse: 2875–2897. doi:10.1080/00222933.2018.1557271. S2CID 91947200.
External links
- NEW SPECIES FOUND?! Rare Blue Crayfish!
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