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Cambarus batchi

Cambarus batchi, the bluegrass crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Kentucky, known as the "Bluegrass State" which lead to the common name.

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Cambarus batchi
Vulnerable
Vulnerable (NatureServe)2
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Cambarus
Species:
C. batchi
Binomial name
Cambarus batchi
(Schuster, 1973)

Cambarus batchi, the bluegrass crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Kentucky,1234 known as the "Bluegrass State" which lead to the common name.

The IUCN conservation status of Cambarus batchi is "LC", least concern, with no immediate threat to the species' survival. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2010.1

References

References

  1. Cordeiro, J. & Thoma, R.F. (2010). "Cambarus batchi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T3672A10013379. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T3672A10013379.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. "Cambarus batchi". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  3. "Cambarus batchi Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  4. "Cambarus batchi". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
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