Cambarellus diminutus
| Cambarellus diminutus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Cambarellus |
| Subgenus: | Pandicambarus |
| Species: | C. diminutus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cambarellus diminutus (Hobbs, 1945)
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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,[3][2] and is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.[1]
The Cambarellus diminutus, known as the Least Dwarf Crayfish, is in the subgenus Pandicambarus of the genus Cambarellus,[4] this animal is typically 1–2 cm in size[5] 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[6] and adaptable to slight changes in water condition, and capable of year-round breeding[5]
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Cambarellus diminutus". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ "Cambarellus (Pandicambarus) diminutus Hobbs, 1945". The Crayfish and Lobster Taxonomy Browser. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Cambarellus diminutus". October 2016.
- ^ a b "Least Crayfish (Cambarellus Diminutus) Ecological Risk Screening Summary" (PDF). Fws.gov. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. 30 October 2017.
- ^ 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): e48233. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...748233P. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0048233. PMC 3498282. PMID 23155379.
Further reading
[edit]A Revision of the Dwarf Crawfishes (Cambaridae, Cambarellinae), J. F. Fitzpatrick Jr.[1]
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- ^ Fitzpatrick, J. F. (2 January 1983). "A Revision of the Dwarf Crawfishes (Cambaridae, Cambarellinae)". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 3 (2): 266–277. doi:10.2307/1548262. JSTOR 1548262.