Barbicambarus cornutus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Family: | Cambaridae |
Genus: | Barbicambarus |
Species: | B. cornutus
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Binomial name | |
Barbicambarus cornutus (Faxon, 1884)
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Synonyms | |
Cambarus cornutus (Faxon, 1884) [3] |
Barbicambarus cornutus is a species of crayfish found only in the Barren River and Green River systems of Tennessee and Kentucky.[2][4] It is one of the largest crayfish in North America,[5] reaching lengths of up to 9 inches (230 mm),[6] and its antennae are distinctive in being fringed.[7] Although it was first described in 1884, it was not seen again until the 1960s.[5] The species is sometimes called the bottlebrush crayfish.[3][2]