Cambarus nerterius Hobbs 1964

Cambarus (Puncticambarus) nerterius Hobbs

?Cambarus.—Vachon, 1952:111.

Cambarus nerterius Hobbs, 1964:189–194, figs. 1–10.—Hobbs and Hart, 1966:49.—Culver, 1968:18.—D. G. Hart and C. W. Hart, 1974:110.

Cambarus spp.—Culver, 1967:35.

Cambarus (Puncticambarus) nerterius.—Hobbs, 1969b: 101, 102, 135, 160, figs. 7, 17n; 1972b:106, 128, 147, figs. 90c, 111b; 1974b:21, fig. 73.—Holt, 1973a:238, 240, 246, 247, 250.—Hobbs and Bouchard, 1973:49, 50.

DIAGNOSIS.—Body pigmented but pale; eyes reduced but with pigment and faceted cornea. Rostrum angular at base of acumen but lacking marginal spines or tubercles. Areola 3.5 to 6.2 times as long as wide. Single cervical spine present on each side of carapace. Central projection of first pleopod of first form male gently recurved, moderately long, tapering and bearing subapical notch; mesial process inflated basally, tapering distally, and reaching only slightly beyond apex of central projection.

SIZE.—Carapace length 52.2 mm; postorbital carapace length 43.7 mm.

TYPES.—Holotype, allotype, and morphotype, USNM 111295, 111296, 111297 ( I, , II); paratypes, USNM.

TYPE-LOCALITY.—Matt's Black Cave, 2 mi (3.2 km) S of Renick, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, U.S.A.

RANGE.—U.S.A. Greenbrier and Elk river basins in Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties, West Virginia.

West Virginia. Greenbrier County: (1) type-locality; (2) McClung Cave, 5 mi (8.1 km) N of Lewisburg, lat. 37°52′52″N, long. 80°23′24″W (Hobbs, 1964:194); (3) Luddington Cave, 5 mi (8.1 km) N of Lewisburg, 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from entrance to Matt's Black Cave, lat. 37°53′28″N, long. 80°23′22″W (Hobbs, 1964:194); (4) General Davis Cave, lat. 37°45′20″N, long. 80°33′15″W (Hobbs, 1964:194); (5) McFerrin's Water Cave, lat. 37°56′04″N, long. 80°28′38″W (Hobbs, 1964:194); (6) Culverson Creek Cave, lat. 37°56′28″N, long. 80°27′10″W, 9 May 1964, S. Sprague, coll.; (7) Fuller's Cave [= Thorny Hollow Cave], about 1 mi (1.6 km) SE of Unus, lat. 37°56′00″N, long. 80°25′38″W, 14 Sep 1968, T. Vigour and D. Newson, coll.; (8) Piercys Mill Cave, lat. 37°50′44″N, long. 80°34′21″W, 13 Aug 1966, J. R. Holsinger, coll.; (9) McLaughlin-Unus Cave, 14 Aug 1966, W. Biggers and J. R. H., coll.; (10) Clyde Cochrane Sink Cave, 12 Aug 1966, W. B. and J. R. H., coll. Pocahontas County: (11) My Cave, about 3 mi (4.8 km) N of Slaty Fork, 2 Jun 1966, T. Williams, coll.

ECOLOGICAL

Cambarus (Puncticambarus) nerterius Hobbs

Cambarus nerterius Hobbs, 1964:189, figs. 1–10.

Cambarus (Puncticambarus) nerterius.—Hobbs, 1969b: 101, figs. 7, 17n.

TYPES.—Holotype, allotype, and morphotype, USNM 111295, 111296, 111297 (I, , II); paratypes, USNM.

TYPE-LOCALITY.—Matt's Black Cave, 2 miles south of Renick, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

RANGE.—Greenbrier River drainage system, West Virginia.

HABITAT.—Subterranean waters.

Cambarus (Puncticambarus) nerterius Hobbs

Cambarus nerterius Hobbs, 1964:189, figs. 1–10.

Cambarus (Puncticambarus) nerterius.—Hobbs, 1969b:101, figs. 7, 17n; 1974b:21, fig. 73.—Hobbs, Hobbs, and Daniel, 1977:91, fig. 44.

TYPES.—Holotype, allotype, and morphotype, USNM 111295, 111296, 111297 (male I, female, male II); paratypes, USNM.

TYPE LOCALITY.—Matt's Black Cave, 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Renick, Greenbrier County, West Virginia.

RANGE.—Greenbrier River drainage system in Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties, West Virginia.

HABITAT.—Subterranean waters.

Cambarus nerterius, the Greenbrier cave crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the state of West Virginia in the United States. It is found only in or immediately adjacent to caves in Greenbrier and Pocahontas counties, and is included on the IUCN Red List as a Near Threatened species.