Bouchardina
| Bouchardina robisoni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Bouchardina Hobbs, 1977 |
Bouchardina is a genus of North American crayfish, containing a single species, Bouchardina robisoni (Bayou Bodcau Crayfish) which is named after one of the scientist who found it Henry W. Robison.[1] It can be found in the bayou basins of southwestern Arkansas. It is not considered to be significantly threatened as its habitat has low human disturbance; it is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List, S1 (critically imperiled) by The Nature Conservancy[2] and by NatureServe as G2 (Imperiled) and by the American Fisheries Society as Vulnerable.[3]
In 2010, research by scientists suggested changing the IUCN status to threatened as it was only known from four counties (Lafayette, Hempstead, Nevada and Columbia County, Arkansas)[4] and only a few specimens had been collected since 1977.[2]
References
- ↑ Keith A. Crandall; James W. Fetzner Jr. & Horton H. Hobbs Jr. (January 1, 2001). "Bouchardina". Tree of Life Web Project.
- 1 2 Issues in Biological, Biochemical, and Evolutionary Sciences Research: (2011 ed.). ScholarlyEditions. 2012. ISBN 1464963703. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
- ↑ J. Cordeiro (2010). "Bouchardina robisoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1 (3.1). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
- ↑ Henry W. Robison; Robert T. Allen (1995). Only in Arkansas: A Study of the Endemic Plants and Animals of the State. University of Arkansas Press. p. 48. ISBN 1557283265. Retrieved June 7, 2015.