Cambarellus chihuahuae
Cambarellus chihuahuae, the Chihuahua dwarf crayfish,[1][3] is a small, freshwater crayfish endemic to Chihuahua in Mexico. It is known from only one spring, Ojo de Carbonera, 4.3 km (2.7 mi) south of Ejido Rancho Nuevo.[2] It shares this habitat with the co-endemic Cyprinodon fontinalis and Cyprinella bocagrande
| Cambarellus chihuahuae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Cambarellus |
| Species: | †C. chihuahuae |
| Binomial name | |
| †Cambarellus chihuahuae Hobbs, 1980 | |
Regular surveys are carried out of the spring site to observe the three endangered species, and when a 2009 survey found most springs dry, and the only one with water to contain no crayfish, it was considered as being extinct in 2010.[2] Further surveys, looking for fish, led to its rediscovery in September 2012.[1][4]
References
- "Cambarellus chihuahuae Hobbs, 1980 Chihuahua dwarf crayfish". The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database.
- Alvarez, F.; López-Mejía, M. & Pedraza Lara, C. (2010). "Cambarellus chihuahuae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T153621A4521607. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153621A4521607.en. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- "Chihuahua Dwarf Crayfish Cambarellus chihuahuae". iNaturalist.ca.
- Evan W. Carson; Carlos Pedraza-Lara; María de Lourdes Lozano-Vilano; Gabino A. Rodríguez-Almaráz & Iris Banda-Villanueva (30 September 2015). "The Rediscovery and Precarious Status of Chihuahuan Dwarf Crayfish Cambarellus chihuahuae" (PDF). University of New Mexico.
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