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Cambarus smilax

Loughman, Simon and Welsh, 2011

Greenbrier River Crayfish

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.907126
Element CodeICMAL07B10
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassMalacostraca
OrderDecapoda
FamilyCambaridae
GenusCambarus
Concept Reference
Loughman, Z.J., T.P. Simon, and S.A. Welsh. 2011. Cambarus (Puncticambarus) smilax, a new species of crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the Greenbrier River basin of West Virginia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 124(2):99-111.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2013-06-05
Change Date2013-06-05
Range Extent Comments
According to Loughman et al. (2011) this species appears to be endemic to the Greenbrier River basin in the Valley and Ridge province of West Virginia. Within the Greenbrier system it occurs primarily in tributaries to the Greenbrier mainstem, with stable populations in the East and West Fork, and Thorny, Knapp, and Deer creeks.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Cambarus smilax occurs in tributaries and headwater portions, as well as middle and lower portions of the Greenbrier River and is lacking from larger reaches of the river. It occurs under and among boulders and slabs from April through August and utilizes leaf packs and other depositional microhabitats from September through November. Its winter habitat is unknown (Loughman et al. 2011).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN2
ProvinceRankNative
West VirginiaS2Yes
Roadless Areas (2)
West Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
East Fork Of GreenbrierMonongahela National Forest7,167
Little MountainMonongahela National Forest8,172
References (2)
  1. Crandall, K. A., and S. De Grave. 2017. An updated classification of the freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidea) of the world, with a complete species list. Journal of Crustacean Biology 37(5):615-653.
  2. Loughman, Z.J., T.P. Simon, and S.A. Welsh. 2011. Cambarus (Puncticambarus) smilax, a new species of crayfish (Crustacea: Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the Greenbrier River basin of West Virginia. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 124(2):99-111.