Cambarus monongalensis, the blue crayfish[2] or Monongahela crayfish,[1] is a species of burrowing crayfish native to Pennsylvania and West Virginia.[2][3][4] It has also been found recently in Ohio.[5] The common name refers to the Monongahela River, with the first specimens being collected from Edgewood Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.[6] It is included on the IUCN Red List as a species of Least Concern.[1]
It should not be confused with Procambarus alleni, also known as the blue crayfish, which is endemic to Florida and a popular aquarium crustacean.
^ abcCordeiro, J.; Jones, T. & Thoma, R.F. (2010). "Cambarus monongalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T153730A4537504. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153730A4537504.en. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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^Loughman, Lieb, Scott, Dillard & Sadecky (2017). Historical and current distribution of Appalachian primary burrowing crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacoidea: Cambaridae) in western Pennsylvania: a century of change or stasis? Journal of Crustacean Biology 37(5):1-9.
^Foltz II, Damis, Sadecky, Cyprych & Loughman (2016). The crayfish of Tomlinson Run State Park, Hancock County, West Virginia, USA. Freshwater Crayfish 2016: 1–8.
^Mael G. Glon; Laura S. Hughes; Heather E. Glon; Kelly M. Capuzzi; Zachary J. Loughman & Roger F. Thoma (2020-09-17). "First Record of the Blue Crawfish, Cambarus monongalensis Ortmann, 1905 (Decapoda: Cambaridae), from Ohio, USA". The Ohio Journal of Science. 120 (2): 57. doi:10.18061/ojs.v120i2.7693. S2CID 224824806.
^Keith A Crandall; Sammy De Grave. "An updated classification of the freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidea) of the world, with a complete species list". The Crayfish and Lobster Taxonomy Browser. Oxford University Press.
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