Cambarus chaugaensis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Family: | Cambaridae |
Genus: | Cambarus |
Species: | C. chaugaensis
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Binomial name | |
Cambarus chaugaensis (Prins &
Hobbs, 1969)
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Cambarus chaugaensis, the Chauga crayfish [2] or Chauga River crayfish, [1] is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the Carolinas in the United States of America. [1] [2] [3] [4] The common and scientific names refer to the Chauga River of South Carolina, where the first specimens were collected. [5]
The IUCN conservation status of Cambarus chaugaensis is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. This status was last reviewed in 2010. [1]