The Aquatic Invertebrates of Texas

Decapoda

(Crayfish, Shrimp, Crabs)

CAMBARIDAE

Fallicambarus devastator Hobbs & Whiteman

Texas Prarie Crayfish

ENDANGERED/IMPERILED or OF CONCERN

 

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Distribution Citations

1987 Hobbs & Whiteman

1990 Hobbs
1991 Hobbs & Whiteman

[2003 TCDC]
2007 TISOC
2008 Johnson & Johnson
[2008 NatureServe]

[ ] indicate state record, no specific county or locality indicated

notes:

-New Species (Hobbs & Whiteman 1987)

-Endemic To Texas (TCDC 2003)

*Species of Concern (AOBIS 2001); Texas Species of Concern (TISOC 2007); Threatened (TCDC 2003)

-members of species are strickingly colored (Hobbs & Whiteman 1991)

--builds tunnels to a depth of over 3 M to get to water table (Hobbs & Whiteman 1991)

-a local seasonal nuisance; can construct over 25,000 earthen mounds/acre (Hobbs & Whiteman 1987)

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