Biology:Cambarellus puer
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Short description: Species of crayfish
Cambarellus puer | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
Family: | Cambaridae |
Genus: | Cambarellus |
Subgenus: | Pandicambarus |
Species: | C. puer
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Binomial name | |
Cambarellus puer (Hobbs, 1941)
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Cambarellus puer is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is known commonly as the swamp dwarf crayfish.[2] It is native to the United States, where it can be found in Oklahoma, Texas , Louisiana, Illinois, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee , and Kentucky.[3]
This crayfish lives in a variety of habitat types, including artificial habitats such as roadside ditches. It is generally found with aquatic vegetation, and it burrows into the substrate during dry periods.[2]
It is listed as a least-concern species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), because it is "secure, widespread and abundant".[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Alvarez, F.; López-Mejía, M.; Pedraza Lara, C. (2010). "Cambarellus puer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T153931A4565476. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153931A4565476.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/153931/4565476. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Cambarellus puer". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.106894/Cambarellus_puer.
- ↑ James W. Fetzner Jr. (December 1, 2010). "Cambarellus (Pandicambarus) puer Hobbs, 1941". Crayfish & Lobster Taxonomy Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfish/NewAstacidea/species.asp?g=Cambarellus&s=puer&ssp=.
Wikidata ☰ Q1765755 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambarellus puer.
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