Lacunicambarus polychromatus

Lacunicambarus polychromatus, commonly known as the paintedhand mudbug, is a species of burrowing crayfishes in the family Cambaridae.[1][2]

Lacunicambarus polychromatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Lacunicambarus
Species:
L. polychromatus
Binomial name
Lacunicambarus polychromatus
(Thoma, Jezerinac & Simon, 2005)

Description

Lacunicambarus polychromatus is a large, often light brown to green-brown, crawfish. The edges of its tail, head, abdominal segments, and pincers are red, and there are red spots on the pincers.[3]

Range

Lacunicambarus polychromatus is most commonly found in North America at the southern ends of Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, northern Florida, Illinois, and southern Ontario.[4]

Habitat

Lacunicambarus polychromatus lives in muddy lowlands, and is a burrowing species.[3]

References

  1. "Paintedhand Mudbug (Lacunicambarus polychromatus)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
  2. "Paintedhand Mudbug (Lacunicambarus polychromatus) | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service". www.fws.gov. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  3. "Paintedhand Mudbug". Missouri Department of Conservation.
  4. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 23 May 2024.


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