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Cambarus (Erebicambarus) tenebrosus Hay 1902

Keith A. Crandall, James W. Fetzner, Jr., and Horton H. Hobbs, Jr.

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Containing group: Cambarus (Erebicambarus)

Types

Syntypes, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. 22346 (male II, 2 female).

Type Locality

Echo River, Mammoth Cave, Edmonson County, Kentucky.

Range

Mammoth Cave southward to northern Alabama. Illinois records based on assumption of C. (E.) laevis being a synonym.

Habitat

Streams and subterranean waters (troglophilic).

Remarks

See "Remarks" under Cambarus (E.) laevis.

Distribution

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References

Hay, William P. 1902. Observations on the Crustacean Fauna of the Region about Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 25(1285): 223-236, 1 figure.

Hobbs, H. H. Jr. 1989. An Illustrated Checklist of the American Crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae). Smithsonian Institution Press.

Title Illustrations

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Cambarus (Erebicambarus) tenebrosus.
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About This Page

Page constructed by Emily Browne.

Keith A. Crandall
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA

James W. Fetzner, Jr.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Horton H. Hobbs, Jr.
Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio, USA

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Crandall, Keith A., James W. Fetzner, Jr., and Horton H. Hobbs, Jr. 2001. Cambarus (Erebicambarus) tenebrosus Hay 1902. Version 01 January 2001 (under construction). http://tolweb.org/Cambarus_%28Erebicambarus%29_tenebrosus/6884/2001.01.01 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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