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Cambarus (Jugicambarus) gentryi Hobbs

Cambarus (Jugicambarus) gentryi Hobbs, 1970a: 163, fig. 1.

TYPES.—Holotype, allotype, and morphotype, USNM 130283, 130284, 130285 ( I, , II); paratypes, USNM.

TYPE-LOCALITY.—Boggy area below seepage along small tributary to Turnbull Creek (Harpeth-Cumberland drainage system), 1 mile west of Kingston Springs, Cheatham County, Tennessee.

RANGE.—Portions of the Cumberland (Stones River, Harpeth River, and Yellow Creek) and Duck rivers in middle Tennessee.

HABITAT.—Burrows (primary burrower).
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Hobbs, Horton Holcombe, Jr. 1974. "A Checklist of the North and Middle American Crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidae and Cambaridae)." Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 1-161. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.166
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Cambarus (Jugicambarus) gentryi Hobbs

Cambarus (Jugicambarus) gentryi Hobbs, 1970a:163, fig. 1; 1972b:125, fig. 109b; 1974b: 18, fig. 63.

Cambarus gentryi.—Hobbs and Bouchard, 1973:54.

TYPES.—Holotype, allotype, and morphotype, USNM 130283, 130284, 130285 (male I, female, male II); paratypes, USNM.

TYPE LOCALITY.—Boggy area below seepage along small tributary to Turnbull Creek (Harpeth-Cumberland drainage system), 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Kingston Springs, Cheatham County, Tennessee.

RANGE.—Portions of the Cumberland (Stones River, Harpeth River, and Yellow Creek) and Duck river basins in the Nashville Basin and Western Highland Rim of Tennessee.

HABITAT.—Burrows (primary burrower).
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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
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Cambarus gentryi

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Cambarus gentryi, the linear cobalt crayfish,[2] is small burrowing species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae, notable for its blue carapace.[3] It is endemic to Tennessee in the United States.[1][2]

Physical description

Cambarus gentryi has a shell length of around 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) and pincers about 2 cm (0.79 in) long.[3] Its shell is cobalt blue in colour with orange or yellow to yellowish-green markings.[3]

Habitat

The linear cobalt crayfish has been found in the Cumberland and Duck river basins in Tennessee.[3] It forms complex burrows in damp soil, which often have two openings to the surface and have been found up to about 0.91 m (3 ft) in depth.[3][4]

Conservation status

Cambarus gentryi is listed as least concern by the IUCN.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Cordeiro, J.; Jones, T. & Thoma, R.F. (2010). "Cambarus gentryi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T153803A4547037. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153803A4547037.en.
  2. ^ a b c "Cambarus gentryi". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e Biological Society of Washington; Washington, Biological Society of; Washington, Biological Society of; Washington, Biological Society of; Institution, Smithsonian; Institution, Smithsonian (1970). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. Vol. 83. Washington: Biological Society of Washington.
  4. ^ Hobbs, Horton Holcombe Jr. (1989). "An Illustrated Checklist of the American Crayfishes (Decapoda, Astacidae, Cambaridae, Parastacidae)". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (480): 22. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.480.
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Cambarus gentryi, the linear cobalt crayfish, is small burrowing species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae, notable for its blue carapace. It is endemic to Tennessee in the United States.

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