Procambarus milleri

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Procambarus milleri
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Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe) [2]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Procambarus
Species:
P. milleri
Binomial name
Procambarus milleri
Hobbs, 1971 [3]

Procambarus milleri, the Miami cave crayfish is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Florida, where it is known from 14 to 15 sites in Miami-Dade County, Florida, and is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List. [1]

An aquarium strain has been selectively bred to achieve an orange colour. This is known as the Mandarin crayfish, Tangerine crayfish or Mandarinenkrebs in German. [4] It is the only stygobiotic crayfish known to breed in captivity. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Cordeiro, J.; Moler, P. & Crandall, K.A. (2010). "Procambarus milleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T18204A7800206. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T18204A7800206.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. "Procambarus milleri". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  3. "Procambarus milleri". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved October 6, 2010.
  4. "Procambarus milleri - Mandarinenkrebs". wirbellose.de (in German).
  5. Danté B. Fenolio; Matthew L. Niemiller & Benjamin Martinez (13 February 2014). "Observations of reproduction in captivity by the Dougherty Plain Cave Crayfish, Cambarus cryptodytes, (Decapoda: Astacoidea: Cambaridae)". Speleobiology Notes. doi:10.5563/SPBN.V6I0.57 (inactive 12 July 2025).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)