Creaserinus Explained

Creaserinus is a genus of Digger Crayfish in the family Cambaridae. There are about 15 described species in Creaserinus, found in North America.

This genus was formerly considered a subgenus of Fallicambarus.

Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Creaserinus:

• Creaserinus brevistylus (DP Johnson, Stern & Crandall, 2021)
• Creaserinus burrisi (Fitzpatrick, 1987) (burrowing bog crayfish)
• Creaserinus byersi (Hobbs, 1941)
• Creaserinus caesius (Hobbs, 1975)
• Creaserinus clausus (DP Johnson, Stern & Crandall, 2021)
• Creaserinus crenastylus (DP Johnson, Stern & Crandall, 2021)
• Creaserinus danielae (Hobbs, 1975) (speckled burrowing crayfish)
• Creaserinus fodiens (Cottle, 1863) (digger crayfish)
• Creaserinus gilpini (Hobbs & Robison, 1989) (Jefferson County crayfish)
• Creaserinus gordoni (Fitzpatrick, 1987) (Camp Shelby burrowing crayfish)
• Creaserinus hedgpethi (Hobbs, 1948)
• Creaserinus hortoni (Hobbs & Fitzpatrick, 1970) (Hatchie burrowing crayfish)
• Creaserinus limulus (DP Johnson, Stern & Crandall, 2021)
• Creaserinus oryktes (Penn & Marlow, 1959)
• Creaserinus trinensis (DP Johnson, Stern & Crandall, 2021)

Further reading

• An Illustrated Checklist of the American Crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidae, Cambaridae, and Parastacidae). 1989. Hobbs . Horton H. Jr.. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 480. 1–236. 10.5479/si.00810282.480.