Cambarus | |
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Cambarus scotti | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Astacidea |
Superfamily: | Astacoidea |
Family: | Cambaridae |
Genus: |
Cambarus Erichson, 1846 |
Type species | |
Astacus Bartonii Fabricius, 1798 |
Cambarus is a large and diverse genus of North American crayfish. The adults range in size from about 5 centimetres (2 in) up to approximately 15 cm (6 in).
The genus Cambarus contains around 100 species, divided among 12 subgenera, many of which are listed on the IUCN Red List: