Procambarus escambiensis Hobbs 1942

Procambarus (Leconticambarus) escambiensis Hobbs

Cambarus barbatus Faxon, 1890:621 [in part].—Faxon, 1914: 414 [in part].

Procambarus escambiensis Hobbs, 1942b:46, figs. 11–15, 226–235.

Procambarus (Leconticambarus) escambiensis.—Hobbs, 1972a: 8.

TYPES.—Holotype, allotype, USNM 81278 ( I, ), and “morphotype,” USNM 81277 ( II); paratypes, MCZ, USNM.

TYPE-LOCALITY.—About 100 yards east of Perdido River on U.S. Highway 90, Escambia County, Florida.

RANGE.—Known from the type-locality and from the Escambia River floodplain at Flomaton, Escambia County, Alabama; reported from the latter locality as Cambarus barbatus by Faxon (1890) and listed as paratypes of C. barbatus [=Procambarus barbatus] by him (1914).

HABITAT.—Temporary bodies of water in flatwoods and floodplains (secondary burrower).

Procambarus (Leconticambarus) escambiensis Hobbs

Cambarus barbatus Faxon, 1890:621 [in part].—Faxon, 1914:414 [in part].

Procambarus escambiensis Hobbs, 1942b:46, figs. 11–15, 226–235.

Procambarus (Leconticambarus) escambiensis.—Hobbs, 1972a:8; 1974b:51, fig. 208.

TYPES.—Holotype, allotype, USNM 81278 (male I, female), and “morphotype,” USNM 81277 (male II); paratypes, MCZ, USNM, FSBC.

TYPE LOCALITY.—About 100 yards (90 m) east of Perdido River on U.S. Highway 90, Escambia County, Florida (Sec. 10, T. 1S, R. 32W).

RANGE.—Known from the type locality and from Flomaton, Escambia County, Alabama. Reported from the latter as Cambarus barbatus by Faxon (1890); specimens listed as paratypes of that species by him (1914), designated paratypes of P. (L.) escambiensis by Hobbs (1942:48).

HABITAT.—Temporary bodies of water in flatwoods and floodplains (secondary burrower).

Procambarus escambiensis, sometimes called the Escambia crayfish, is a species of crustacean in family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the Escambia River system in Alabama and Florida and is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List.