Back to State Map ! State of Maryland - Crayfish Species Checklist.

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(KEY: E= Endangered; E*= Endangered, Possibly Extinct; T= Threatened; SC= Special Concern; CS =
  Currently Stable.  Parentheses ( ) around the status indicate possible or known introductions and a (¤)
   indicates a species complex currently under investigation).
Species Status
 1.   Cambarus acuminatus  ¤ CS
 2.   Cambarus bartonii bartonii CS
 3.   Cambarus diogenes  ¤ CS
 4.   Cambarus dubius CS
 5.   Fallicambarus uhleri ?
 6.   Orconectes limosus CS
 7.   Orconectes obscurus CS
 8.   Orconectes virilis (CS)
 9.   Procambarus acutus acutus  ¤ CS
10.  Procambarus clarkii (CS)

Links:
Maryland Department of Natural Resources

References:

Meredith, W.G. and F.J. Schwartz.  1959.  The crayfishes of Maryland.  Maryland Tidewater News  15: 1-2.
Meredith, W.G. and F.J. Schwartz.  1960.  Maryland crayfishes.  Maryland Department of Research Education, Educational Series 46.

Last Updated:  28 January 2008
James W. Fetzner Jr.