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Linear Cobalt Crayfish
Cambarus gentryi
Cambarus gentryi, the linear cobalt crayfish, is a small species of burrowing crayfish. One of 115 species in the genus Cambarus, it is notable for its deep blue carapace. It is endemic to Tennessee in the United States.
From the article Cambarus gentryi on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
The linear cobalt crayfish has been found in the Cumberland and Duck river basins in Tennessee. There are 37 reported sightings of C. gentryi on the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) between 1962-2022. They are all localized to the southern part of Tennessee in the USA, North America.
Wikipedia: “Geographic range”
What it does
Adults in family Cambaridae alternate molts between reproductive (form I) and non reproductive (Form II) forms. Male form I has larger claws and altered sperm transfer gonopods; in some species, the female form I has a wider abdomen. On collection of C. gentryi specimens in and prior to 1970, first-form males were collected at various times of year (April, May, and November) and egg- or young-bearing females had not been collected or identified.
Wikipedia: “Development and reproduction”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Cambarus gentryi in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 96565.