Cambarus elkensis
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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. elkensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cambarus elkensis Jezerinac & Stocker, 1993
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Cambarus elkensis, the Elk River crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to West Virginia[2] in the United States.[3][4]
The IUCN conservation status of Cambarus elkensis is "VU", vulnerable. The species faces a high risk of endangerment in the medium term. The IUCN status was reviewed in 2010.[1]
References
- ^ . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Cambarus elkensis". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Cambarus elkensis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
- ^ "Cambarus elkensis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2019-04-05.
Further reading
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- Loughman, Z.; Simon, T. (2011). "Zoogeography, taxonomy, and conservation of West Virginia's Ohio River floodplain crayfishes (Decapoda, Cambaridae)". ZooKeys (74): 1–78. PMID 21594135.
- Nizinski, Martha S. (2003). "Annotated checklist of decapod crustaceans of Atlantic coastal and continental shelf waters of the United States". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116 (1): 96–157. ISSN 0006-324X.