Cambarellus diminutus

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Cambarellus diminutus
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Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Malacostraca
Order:
Decapoda
Family:
Cambaridae
Genus:
Cambarellus
Species:
C. diminutus
Binomial name
Cambarellus diminutus
Hobbs, 1945

Cambarellus diminutus is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the United States. It is native to Mississippi and Alabama,[2] and is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.[1]

The Cambarellus diminutus, known as the Least Dwarf Crayfish, is of the subgenus cambarellus of the species of crayfish,[3] this animal is typically 1–2 cm in size[4] and an omnivore that typically feeds on anything but should be fed a diet of sinking pellet. The Least Dwarf Crayfish is a freshwater animal that can be found from Mississippi, Alabama, and southern Illinois[5] and adaptable to slight changes in water condition, and capable of year round breeding[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Adams, S.; Jones, R.L. (2010). "Cambarellus diminutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T3670A10010991. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T3670A10010991.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Cambarellus (Pandicambarus) diminutus Hobbs, 1945". The Crayfish and Lobster Taxonomy Browser. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). 2016. Cambarellus diminutus Hobbs, 1945. Integrated Taxonomic Information System, Reston, Virginia. Available: https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=976 20#null. (October 2016)
  4. ^ a b “Least Crayfish (Cambarellus Diminutus) Ecological Risk Screening Summary.” Fws.gov, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, 30 Oct. 2017, www.fws.gov/fisheries/ANS/erss/uncertainrisk/ERSS-Cambarellus-diminutus-Oct2017-FINAL.pdf..
  5. ^ Pedraza-Lara, C., Doadrio, I., Breinholt, J. W., & Crandall, K. A. (2012). Phylogeny and Evolutionary Patterns in the Dwarf Crayfish Subfamily (Decapoda: Cambarellinae).PLoS ONE, 7(11). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048233

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  1. ^ Fitzpatrick, J. F. “A Revision of the Dwarf Crawfishes (Cambaridae, Cambarellinae).” Journal of Crustacean Biology, vol. 3, no. 2, Jan. 1983, pp. 266–277., doi:10.2307/1548262.
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