Cambarellus diminutus
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]
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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
- S. Adams & R. L. Jones (2010). "Cambarellus diminutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T3670A10010991. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T3670A10010991.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- "Cambarellus (Pandicambarus) diminutus Hobbs, 1945". The Crayfish and Lobster Taxonomy Browser. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- 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)
- “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..
- 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
- 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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