Procambarus digueti
Procambarus digueti | |
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Zoological specimens | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Family: | Cambaridae |
Genus: | Procambarus |
Species: | P. digueti
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Binomial name | |
Procambarus digueti (Bouvier, 1897)
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Procambarus digueti is a
above sea level.[3] P. digueti is believed to be one of the oldest species of Mexican crayfish due to its unusually low genetic variability between organisms and geographical evidence.[3] It has experienced a greater amount of habitat loss than other crayfish species have in Mexico,[3] leading to a decline in its populations[4] and the IUCN Red List to deem it as an endangered species.[2]
References
- . Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ^ a b Naturales), Carlos Pedraza Lara (Museo Nacional de Ciencias; México), Fernando Alvarez (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de; Roo), Marilu López-Mejía (Universidad de Quintana (2010-06-01). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Procambarus digueti". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
- ^ JSTOR 20105940.
- ^ PMID 11253792.