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Faxonius alabamensis
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this 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)
Synonyms
  • Cambarus alabamensis Faxon, 1884
  • Orconectes alabamensis (Faxon, 1884)

Faxonius alabamensis, the Alabama crayfish, is a species of freshwater crayfish that lives in Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee.

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).

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.

Status

Faxonius alabamensis is listed as a species of Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Under the NatureServe system used by The Nature Conservancy, F. alabamensis is classified as G5: "secure".

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Faxonius alabamensis". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  3. "Faxonius alabamensis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
Taxon identifiers
Faxonius alabamensis
Orconectes alabamensis
Cambarus alabamensis
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