Biology:Cambarellus diminutus

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Short description: Species of crayfish

Cambarellus diminutus
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Vulnerable (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Cambarellus
Subgenus: Pandicambarus
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,[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


Further reading

A Revision of the Dwarf Crawfishes (Cambaridae, Cambarellinae), J. F. Fitzpatrick Jr.[1]

Wikidata ☰ Q1621029 entry




  1. 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.