Cambaridae  Hobbs 1942
Northern Hemisphere Crayfishes [part]


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                                     ====== Fallicambarus 
                                  ===|
                                  |  |  === Cambarus 
                                  |  ===|
                                  |     === Barbicambarus 
                               ===|
                               |  |     === Bouchardina 
                               |  |  ===|
                               |  |  |  === Hobbseus 
                               |  ===|
        ==Subfamily Cambarinae=|     |  === Orconectes 
        |                      |     ===|
        |                      |        === Faxonella 
        |                      |
        |                      |     ====== Troglocambarus 
     ===|                      |  ===|
     |  |                      ===|  ====== Procambarus 
     |  |                         |
<<===|  |                         ========= Distocambarus 
     |  |
     |  =======Subfamily Cambarellinae===== Cambarellus 
     |
     ========Subfamily Cambaroidinae======= Cambaroides 

Hobbs (1988)

Containing clade(s):  Astacidea

Table of Contents

Introduction

References

Introduction

Cambaridae is the most species rich of the three crayfish families, containing over 70% of the 540+ described species of freshwater crayfish. This family is distributed over eastern North America (including Mexico) and parts of Asia. The cambarids also represent the greatest ecological diversity within the crayfishes, occurring as obligate cavernicoles (troglobites), primary burrowers, and stream, pond, lake, and swamp dwellers, with two species that have even penetrated partially saline environments (Procambarus clarkii and P. zonangulus).

References

Hobbs, H.H., Jr. 1988. Crayfish distribution, adaptive radiation and evolution. Pp. 52-82 in D.M. Holdich and R.S. Lowery 
          (eds), Freshwater crayfish: biology, management and exploitation. Timber Press, Portland. 

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