Fallicambarus species 19 species are a group of primary burrowing crayfishes restricted TOA small portion of the southeastern US taylor and robinson 2016 of the four endemictexas fallicambarus species…

Fallicambarus species 19 species are a group of primary burrowing crayfishes restricted TOA small portion of the southeastern US taylor and robinson 2016 of the four endemictexas fallicambarus species three are of conservation concern sgcn F devastator F houstonensis and F kountzeae and their small ranges makes them hypersensitive toanthropogenic disturbances to their habitats primary burrowing crayfishes are among themost data and knowledgedeficient aquatic taxonomic groups taylor ET AL 1996 tayloret AL 2019 bloomer ET AL 2021 datadeficiency is problematic for understanding speciesranges and distributions as well as key habitat types and key seasons for lifehistorystrategies EG mating datadeficiency is also problematic for understanding speciespopulation structure and ecological settings necessary for conservation thus IT is unclearfallicambarus species ranges and key habitat and populations units to conserve within theirrange therefore we will use traditional sampling and geospatial analyses to understandfallicambarus SPP distributions life history and habitat requirements along with populationgenetics analyses to evaluate dispersal routes stream network road network overlandconnecting populations this will inform population resiliency population size geneticheterogeneity and redundancy as well as provide boundaries for delineating thepopulations ecological settings this study will provide a blueprint for conservationassessments and recovery plans of burrowing crayfishes