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NC Physiographic Region(s): piedmont and coastal plain
River Basin(s): all piedmont plateau and coastal plain river basins except Waccamaw, Pasquotank, and appear to be absent from Chowan and White Oak as well
Adult Habitat: “streams” (Hobbs Jr. 1989); various, including rocky substrate in fast flow, but usually more often associated with detritus in slower flow
Juvenile Habitat: leaf litter, twigs, vegetation along edges
Reproductive Season: spring and fall (?)
Species associates: many
Conservation status: not protected
Identification references: Hobbs Jr. 1989, Hobbs Jr. 1991
Taxonomic Description:
body shape: somewhat dorsoventrally flattened in some; cylindrical in othersNotes: this is a species complex that is currently under investigation by J.E. Cooper and likely contains four or more species across the state
coloration: various shades and patterns; many with shades of tan, brown, olive, and cream and mottled or saddled pattern; some having double spotlights on each segment of abdomen or double stripes on dorsal abdomen
spines: cephalic (usually), cervical, branchiostegal spines present; marginal spines absent
rostrum: broad and acuminate
areola: medium-wide to wide
chelae: robust; well-developed dorsolongitudinal ridges on fingers; double row of tubercles on mesial margin of palm
other characteristics: large eyes; suborbital angle varies
form I male gonopod: terminal elements similar in length; corneous central projection bearing (weak) subapical notch; mesial process inflated basally and tapering distally but not to point – rather uneven at tip