What is "cambarellus"

Cambarellus is a genus of small freshwater crayfish in the family Cambaridae. The 17 species are found in Mexico and the Gulf States of the United States. Among the Mexican species, three (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 regularly seen in the freshwater aquarium trade. The genus contains the following species:

Subgenus Cambarellus

• Cambarellus alvarezi
• Cambarellus areolatus
• Cambarellus chapalanus
• Cambarellus chihuahuae
• Cambarellus montezumae
• Cambarellus occidentalis
• Cambarellus patzcuarensis
• Cambarellus prolixus
• Cambarellus zempoalensis

Subgenus Dirigicambarus

• Cambarellus shufeldtii

Subgenus Pandicambarus

• Cambarellus blacki
• Cambarellus diminutus
• Cambarellus lesliei
• Cambarellus ninae
• Cambarellus puer
• Cambarellus schmitti
• Cambarellus texanus