Biology:Orconectes alabamensis
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Short description: Species of crayfish
| Orconectes alabamensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Faxonius |
| Species: | F. alabamensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Faxonius alabamensis (Faxon, 1884)
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Faxonius alabamensis, the Alabama crayfish, is a species of freshwater crayfish that lives in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee .
Description
The largest individuals of Faxonius alabamensis reach a carapace length of 35 millimeters (1.4 in), while the smallest adults have a carapace length of only 14.6 mm (0.57 in).[2]
Distribution
Faxonius alabamensis is endemic to the Tennessee River drainage basin, with a range extending from Shoal Creek (Lawrence County and Hardin County, Tennessee ) to Lauderdale County, Alabama.[1]
Status
Faxonius alabamensis is listed as a species of Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.[1] Under the NatureServe system used by The Nature Conservancy, F. alabamensis is classified as G5: "secure".[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 G. A. Schuster; S. Adams; C. A. Taylor (2010). "Orconectes alabamensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T153953A4568377. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153953A4568377.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/153953/4568377.
- ↑ Martha R. Cooper; Horton H. Hobbs Jr. (1980). "New and little-known crayfishes of the virilis section of genus Orconectes (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the Southeastern United States". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 320 (320): 1–44. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.320. http://si-pddr.si.edu/jspui/bitstream/10088/5486/1/SCtZ-0320-Hi_res.pdf.
- ↑ Christopher A. Taylor; Guenter A. Schuster; John E. Cooper; Robert J. DiStefano; Arnold G. Eversole; Premek Hamr; Horton H. Hobbs III; Henry W. Robison et al. (2007). "A reassessment of the conservation status of crayfishes of the United States and Canada after 10+ years of increased awareness". Fisheries 32 (8): 372–389. doi:10.1577/1548-8446(2007)32[372:arotcs2.0.co;2]. http://www.nbii.gov/images/uploaded/156004_1193853521569_Fisheries_-_Crayfish_Conservation_2007.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q3934356 entry
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