Procambarus (Girardiella) holifieldi, a new species of crayfish (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from Alabama with a revision of the Hagenianus Group in the subgenus Girardiella

Guenter A. Schuster; Christopher A. Taylor; Susan B. Adams

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4021.1.1

Procambarus (Girardiella) holifieldi, a new species of crayfish (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from Alabama with a revision of the Hagenianus Group in the subgenus Girardiella

Guenter A. Schuster, Christopher A. Taylor, Susan B. Adams

Illinois Natural History Survey

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Abstract

Procambarus (Girardiella) holifieldi, new species, is a primary burrowing crayfish from a low-lying field in Perry County, Alabama. It belongs to the Hagenianus Group in the subgenus Girardiella. The new species is morphologically most similar to Procambarus (Girardiella) barbiger. They differ in the size and shape of the caudal processes. Procambarus barbiger has a beard along the mesial margin of the palm of the chela, while the new species lacks the beard. In addition to the description of the new species, the Hagenianus Group is reviewed and new synonymies are provided. We demonstrate that a cephalic process is indeed present in the Hagenianus Group.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1-32
Number of pages	32
Journal	Zootaxa
Volume	4021
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4021.1.1
State	Published - Sep 24 2015

Keywords

Crayfish
Girardiella
Gracilis Group
Hagenianus Group
New species
Procambarus

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Animal Science and Zoology

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Procambarus (Girardiella) holifieldi, a new species of crayfish (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from Alabama with a revision of the Hagenianus Group in the subgenus Girardiella

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