Cambarellus puer

Cambarellus puer
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Cambarellus
Species: C. puer
Binomial name
Cambarellus puer
Hobbs, 1941

Cambarellus puer, sometimes known as the swamp dwarf crayfish, is a species of crayfish native to Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Illinois, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Kentucky.[2] This species is often found in swamps, and also occurs in ditches, bayous, ponds, and slow-moving streams.[2] It is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 F. Alvarez, M. López-Mejía & C. Pedraza Lara (2010). "Cambarellus puer". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 3.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 James W. Fetzner, Jr. (December 1, 2010). "Cambarellus (Pandicambarus) puer Hobbs, 1941". Crayfish & Lobster Taxonomy Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Retrieved February 19, 2011.