Topic
Bouchardina
About: Bouchardina is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2 publications have been published within this topic receiving 25 citations.
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Journal Article•
TL;DR: The freshwater decapod crustaceans of Arkansas presently consist of two species of shrimps and 51 taxa of crayfishes divided into 47 species and four subspecies, including the conservation of a single species, the troglobitic crayfish.
Abstract: The freshwater decapod crustaceans of Arkansas presently consist of two species of shrimps and 51 taxa of crayfishes dividedinto 47 species and four subspecies. The shrimps are represented by Macrobranchium ohione and Palaemonetes kadiakensis. The crayfish fauna is the largest of any state west of the Mississippi River reflecting the variety of habitats withinArkansasas a result of the geologic diversity in the state. The OzarkPlateaus and Ouachita provinces are dominated by the genus Orconectes, while in the Gulf Coastal Plain Procambarus is the most conspicuous group. Other crayfish stocks present include Cambarus, found predominantly in the OzarkPlateaus province, and Bouchardina, Cambarellus, Fallicambarus, and Faxonella whichare largely restricted to the Coastal Plain. The crayfishes and shrimps live in a broad array of epigean lotic andlentic habitats. In addition, a troglobitic crayfish occupies limestone solution channels, and burrowing crayfishes inhabit the subsurface water table. General discussions of the taxonomy and geographic distributions of the genera are presented, including brief descriptions of habitats in Arkansasthat are utilized by freshwater decapods. Only the conservation of a single species, the troglobitic crayfish i
22 citations
TL;DR: Two new distributional records are provided in addition to documenting all known specimens and collection sites of the Bayou Bodcau crayfish, suggesting its conservation status should be upgraded to threatened.
Abstract: The Bayou Bodcau crayfish, Bouchardina robisoni, is a rare endemic decapod that is considered critically imperiled (S1) in Arkansas by The Nature Conservancy. Few collections of this species have been made since 1977, with specimens previously known only from four counties of western and southwestern Arkansas. Herein, we provide two new distributional records in addition to documenting all known specimens and collection sites. We suggest updating the conservation status to threatened.
4 citations
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