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Dwarf Crayfishes
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Dwarf Crayfishes

Cambarellus

Cambarellus is a genus of small freshwater crayfish in the family Cambaridae. The 17 species are found in Mexico (subgenus Cambarellus) and the Gulf States of the United States (subgenera Dirigicambarus and Pandicambarus). Among the Mexican species, C. areolatus, C. patzcuarensis and C. prolixus are considered seriously threatened by the IUCN and C. alvarezi is already extinct. C. chihuahuae was also believed to be extinct until rediscovered in 2012. An orange form of C. patzcuarensis is...

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Pandicambarus

subgenusPandicambarus

Cambarellus

subgenusCambarellus

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 87187.