Faxonius alabamensis
Faxonius alabamensis,[4] the Alabama crayfish, is a species of freshwater crayfish that lives in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee.[2]
| Faxonius alabamensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Faxonius |
| Species: | F. alabamensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Faxonius alabamensis (Faxon, 1884) | |
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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).[5]
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".[2][6]
References
- 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.
- "Faxonius alabamensis". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- "Faxonius alabamensis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
- Keith A Crandall & Sammy De Grave (September 2017). "An updated classification of the freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidea) of the world, with a complete species list". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 37 (5): 615–653. doi:10.1093/jcbiol/rux070.
- 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" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 320 (320): 1–44. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.320.
- Christopher A. Taylor; Guenter A. Schuster; John E. Cooper; Robert J. DiStefano; Arnold G. Eversole; Premek Hamr; Horton H. Hobbs III; Henry W. Robison; Christopher E. Skelton & Roger F. Thoma (2007). "A reassessment of the conservation status of crayfishes of the United States and Canada after 10+ years of increased awareness" (PDF). Fisheries. 32 (8): 372–389. doi:10.1577/1548-8446(2007)32[372:arotcs]2.0.co;2.
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