Cambarus tenebrosus, the cavespring crayfish,[1][2] is a freshwater crayfish native to Alabama, Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and Indiana in the United States. It is a facultative cave-dwelling species known from 84 caves over its range and 20 surface locations in the Cumberland Plateau.[1]

Cambarus tenebrosus

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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Cambarus
Species:
C. tenebrosus
Binomial name
Cambarus tenebrosus
Hay, 1902[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Cordeiro, J.; Jones, T. & Thoma, R.F. (2010). "Cambarus tenebrosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T153886A4558783. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153886A4558783.en. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Cambarus tenebrosus". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  3. ^ J. B. Finlay; J. E. Buhay; K. A. Crandall (November 2006). "Surface to subsurface freshwater connections: phylogeographic and habitat analyses of Cambarus tenebrosus, a facultative cave-dwelling crayfish". Animal Conservation. 9 (4): 375–387. doi:10.1111/J.1469-1795.2006.00046.X. ISSN 1367-9430. Wikidata Q57196906.