Cambarellus diminutus

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Cambarellus diminutus

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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

  1. ^ . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Cambarellus diminutus". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Cambarellus (Pandicambarus) diminutus Hobbs, 1945". The Crayfish and Lobster Taxonomy Browser. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Cambarellus diminutus". October 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Least Crayfish (Cambarellus Diminutus) Ecological Risk Screening Summary" (PDF). Fws.gov. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. 30 October 2017.
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Further reading

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


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