Biology:Cambarellus shufeldtii
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Short description: Species of crayfish
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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: | Cambarellus |
| Subgenus: | Pandicambarus |
| Species: | C. shufeldtii
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| Binomial name | |
| Cambarellus shufeldtii Faxon, 1884 [1]
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Cambarellus shufeldtii is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is native to the United States, where it occurs in Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee , and Texas . It is present in Georgia as an introduced species.[1] It is known commonly as the Cajun dwarf crayfish.[2]
This crayfish lives in a variety of aquatic habitat types, especially slow-moving and standing water. It lives in shallow water with plant cover, and it burrows into the substrate during dry periods.[2] This species is aggressive and will enter conflict with other crayfish species.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Alvarez, F.; López-Mejía, M.; Pedraza Lara, C.; DiStefano, R. (2010). "Cambarellus shufeldtii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T154008A4575793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T154008A4575793.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/154008/4575793. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Cambarellus shufeldtii". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.115180/Cambarellus_shufeldtii.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1265809 entry
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