Cambarellus diminutus

Cambarellus diminutus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Vulnerable  (NatureServe) [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Family:	Cambaridae
Genus:	Cambarellus
Subgenus:	Pandicambarus
Species:	C. diminutus
Binomial name
Cambarellus diminutus Hobbs, 1945 [3]

Cambarellus diminutus, the least dwarf crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to the United States. It is a freshwater animal native to Mississippi and Alabama, ^{[2] [4]} and is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. ^[1]

Cambarellus diminutus is in the subgenus Pandicambarus of the genus Cambarellus . ^[5] It is a sister group to the other species of Cambarellus inhabiting the U.S. Gulf Coast region. ^[6]

This animal is typically 1–2 cm in size. ^[7] It is a detrivore. ^[7] It is adaptable to slight changes in water condition and capable of year-round breeding. ^[7]

References

1. Adams, S. & Jones, R.L. (2010). "Cambarellus diminutus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T3670A10010991. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T3670A10010991.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. "Cambarellus diminutus". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
3. Hobbs, Horton H. Jr. (1945). "Two New Species of Crayfishes of the Genus Cambarellus from the Gulf Coastal States, With a Key to the Species of the Genus (Decapoda, Astacidae)". The American Midland Naturalist. 34 (2): 466–474. doi:10.2307/2421134. JSTOR   2421134.
4. "Cambarellus (Pandicambarus) diminutus Hobbs, 1945". The Crayfish and Lobster Taxonomy Browser. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
5. "Cambarellus diminutus Hobbs, 1945". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 7 November 2025.
6. 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) e48233. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...748233P. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048233 . PMC   3498282 . PMID   23155379.
7. "Least Crayfish (Cambarellus Diminutus) Ecological Risk Screening Summary" (PDF). Fws.gov. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. 30 October 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 April 2021.

Further reading

A Revision of the Dwarf Crawfishes (Cambaridae, Cambarellinae), J. F. Fitzpatrick Jr. ^[1]

1. Fitzpatrick, J. F. (2 January 1983). "A Revision of the Dwarf Crawfishes (Cambaridae, Cambarellinae)". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 3 (2): 266–277. Bibcode:1983JCBio...3..266F. doi: 10.2307/1548262 . JSTOR   1548262.