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Distocambarus (Distocambarus) devexus (Hobbs)
Procambarus (Distocambarus) devexus Hobbs, 1981:302, figs. 11j, 105, 115–117, 234.
Distocambarus devexus.—Hobbs and Carlson, 1983:420.
Distocambarus (Distocambarus) devexus.—Hobbs, 1983:430.
TYPES.—Holotype, allotype, and morphotype, USNM 148569, 148570, 148571 (male I, female, male II); paratypes, USNM.
TYPE LOCALITY.—Marshy area under bridge within 200 m south of and in the flood plain of the Broad River on State Route 17, Wilkes County, Georgia.
RANGE.—Savannah River Basin in Elbert, Oglethorpe, and Wilkes counties, Georgia.
HABITAT.—Burrows, juveniles occasionally in flooded roadside ditches (primary burrower).
Procambarus.—Hobbs, 1983:430.
- bibliographic citation
- Hobbs, Horton Holcombe, Jr. 1989. "An Illustrated Checklist of the American Crayfishes (Decapoda, Astacidae, Cambaridae, Parastacidae)." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-236. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.480
Distocambarus devexus: Brief Summary
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Distocambarus devexus, the Broad River burrowing crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Georgia. The common name refers to the Broad River.
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