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Procambarus is a genus of crayfish in the family Cambaridae, all native to North and Central America. It includes a number of troglobitic species, and the parthenogenetic marmorkrebs. Originally described as a subgenus for four species, it now contains 160 species in 16 subgenera.
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Biogeography[edit]
The majority of the diversity is found in the southeastern United States, but the genus extends as far south as Belize and Guatemala, and as far east as Cuba.[2] Subgenus Ortmannicus is the most widespread, with the range of Procambarus acutus extending as far north as the Great Lakes and New England, as well as south into northeastern Mexico; the subgenus Girardella also extends from the Great Lakes to Mexico, but is distributed further west than Ortmannicus.[3]Scapulicambarus and Pennides are widespread in the southeastern United States, where Remoticambarus also lives, further west (Texas and Louisiana) than Leconticambarus which is centered on Florida and neighboring states. The subgenus Austrocambarus has the most southerly distribution, being found in Cuba and parts of Central America from Mexico to Belize. The other subgenera are more restricted in their distributions, including three endemic to central Mexico, and six endemic to small areas in the United States.[2][3]
Many species of Procambarus have been introduced to other continents, where they are frequently categorized as invasive species.[4][5]
Description[edit]
Procambarus can be distinguished from other genera of crayfish by the form of the first pleopod in males, which typically has three or more processes at the tip, compared to two or fewer in Orconectes and Cambarus.[6]
Ecology[edit]
A number of Procambarus species are troglobitic, living in caves, particularly in karstic areas. These include both species in subgenus Lonnbergius (Procambarus acherontis and Procambarus morrisi) and the single species in the subgenus Remoticambarus, Procambarus pecki.[7]
Taxonomy[edit]
Procambarus was originally described by Arnold Edward Ortmann in 1905 as a subgenus of a wider genus Cambarus, and originally contained only four species (P. williamsoni, P. diguieti, P. mexicanus and P. cubensis).[8] The subgenus was elevated in 1942 to the taxonomic rank of genus by Horton H. Hobbs, Jr., who later erected most of the subgenera now recognised within the genus, in his 1972 monograph The subgenera of the crayfish genus Procambarus (Decapoda: Astacidae).[3]
Subgenera and species[edit]
- Acucauda Hobbs, 1972
- Procambarus fitzpatricki Hobbs, 1972
- Austrocambarus Hobbs, 1972
- Procambarus acanthophorus Villalobos, 1948
- Procambarus atkinsoni (Ortmann, 1913)
- Procambarus catemacoensis Rojas, Alvarez & Villalobos, 2000
- Procambarus citlaltepetl Rojas, Alvarez & Villalobos, 1999
- Procambarus cubensis (Erichson, 1846)
- Procambarus llamasi Villalobos, 1954
- Procambarus mexicanus (Erichson, 1846)
- Procambarus mirandai Villalobos, 1954
- Procambarus niveus Hobbs & Villalobos, 1964
- Procambarus oaxacae Hobbs, 1973
- Procambarus olmecorum Hobbs, 1987
- Procambarus pilosimanus (Ortmann, 1906)
- Procambarus primaevus (Packard, 1880)
- Procambarus rodriguezi Hobbs, 1943
- Procambarus ruthveni Pearse, 1911
- Procambarus sbordonii Hobbs, 1977
- Procambarus vasquezae Villalobos, 1954
- Procambarus veracruzanus Villalobos, 1954
- Procambarus williamsoni (Ortmann, 1905)
- Procambarus zapoapensis Villalobos, 1954
- Capillicambarus Hobbs, 1972
- Procambarus brazoriensis Albaugh, 1975
- Procambarus hinei (Ortmann, 1905)
- Procambarus incilis Pennington, 1962
- Girardiella Lyle, 1938
- Procambarus barbiger Fitzpatrick, 1978
- Procambarus ceruleus Fitzpatrick & Wicksten, 1998
- Procambarus cometes Fitzpatrick, 1978
- Procambarus connus Fitzpatrick, 1978
- Procambarus curdi Reimer, 1975
- Procambarus ferrugineus Hobbs & Robison, 1988
- Procambarus gracilis (Bundy, 1876)
- Procambarus hagenianus (Faxon, 1884)
- Procambarus kensleyi Hobbs, Jr., 1990
- Procambarus liberorum Fitzpatrick, 1978
- Procambarus nigrocinctus Hobbs, Jr., 1990
- Procambarus parasimulans Hobbs & Robison, 1982
- Procambarus pogum Fitzpatrick, 1978
- Procambarus regalis Hobbs & Robison, 1988
- Procambarus regiomontanus Villalobos, 1954
- Procambarus reimeri Hobbs, 1979
- Procambarus simulans (Faxon, 1884)
- Procambarus steigmani Hobbs, Jr., 1991
- Procambarus tulanei Penn, 1953
- Hagenides Hobbs, 1972
- Procambarus advena (LeConte, 1856)
- Procambarus caritus Hobbs, 1981
- Procambarus geodytes Hobbs, 1942
- Procambarus pygmaeus Hobbs, 1942
- Procambarus rogersi (Hobbs, 1938)
- Procambarus talpoides Hobbs, 1981
- Procambarus truculentus Hobbs, 1954
- Leconticambarus Hobbs, 1972
- Procambarus alleni (Faxon, 1884)
- Procambarus apalachicolae Hobbs, 1942
- Procambarus barbatus (Faxon, 1890)
- Procambarus capillatus Hobbs, 1971
- Procambarus econfinae Hobbs, 1942
- Procambarus escambiensis Hobbs, 1942
- Procambarus hubbelli (Hobbs, 1940)
- Procambarus kilbyi (Hobbs, 1940)
- Procambarus latipleurum Hobbs, 1942
- Procambarus milleri Hobbs, 1971
- Procambarus pubischelae Hobbs, 1942
- Procambarus rathbunae (Hobbs, 1940)
- Procambarus shermani Hobbs, 1942
- Lonnbergius Hobbs, 1972
- Procambarus acherontis (Lönnberg, 1894)
- Procambarus morrisi Hobbs, Jr. & Franz, 1991
- Mexicambarus Hobbs, 1972
- Procambarus bouvieri (Ortmann, 1909)
- Ortmannicus Fowler, 1912
- Procambarus acutissimus (Girard, 1852)
- Procambarus acutus (Girard, 1852)
- Procambarus ancylus Hobbs, 1958
- Procambarus angustatus (LeConte, 1856)
- Procambarus attiguus Hobbs, Jr. & Franz, 1992
- Procambarus bivittatus Hobbs, 1942
- Procambarus blandingii (Harlan, 1830)
- Procambarus braswelli J. E. Cooper, 1998
- Procambarus caballeroi Villalobos, 1944
- Procambarus chacei Hobbs, 1958
- Procambarus delicatus Hobbs & Franz, 1986
- Procambarus enoplosternum Hobbs, 1947
- Procambarus epicyrtus Hobbs, 1958
- Procambarus erythrops Relyea & Sutton, 1975
- Procambarus evermanni (Faxon, 1890)
- Procambarus fallax (Hagen, 1870)
- Procambarus fallax form virginalis (Hagen, 1870) a.k.a. Marmorkrebs
- Procambarus franzi Hobbs & Lee, 1976
- Procambarus geminus Hobbs, 1975
- Procambarus gonopodocristatus Villalobos, 1958
- Procambarus hayi (Faxon, 1884)
- Procambarus hirsutus Hobbs, 1958
- Procambarus horsti Hobbs & Means, 1972
- Procambarus hybus Hobbs & Walton, 1957
- Procambarus jaculus Hobbs & Walton, 1957
- Procambarus lecontei (Hagen, 1870)
- Procambarus leitheuseri Franz & Hobbs, 1983
- Procambarus leonensis Hobbs, 1942
- Procambarus lepidodactylus Hobbs, 1947
- Procambarus lewisi Hobbs & Walton, 1959
- Procambarus litosternum Hobbs, 1947
- Procambarus lophotus Hobbs & Walton, 1960
- Procambarus lucifugus (Hobbs, 1940)
- Procambarus lunzi (Hobbs, 1940)
- Procambarus mancus Hobbs & Walton, 1957
- Procambarus marthae Hobbs, 1975
- Procambarus medialis Hobbs, 1975
- Procambarus nechesae Hobbs, Jr., 1990
- Procambarus nueces Hobbs, Jr. & Hobbs III, 1995
- Procambarus orcinus Hobbs & Means, 1972
- Procambarus pallidus (Hobbs, 1940)
- Procambarus pearsei (Creaser, 1934)
- Procambarus pictus (Hobbs, 1940)
- Procambarus planirostris Penn, 1953
- Procambarus plumimanus Hobbs & Walton, 1958
- Procambarus pubescens (Faxon, 1884)
- Procambarus pycnogonopodus Hobbs, 1942
- Procambarus seminolae Hobbs, 1942
- Procambarus texanus Hobbs, 1971
- Procambarus toltecae Hobbs, 1943
- Procambarus verrucosus Hobbs, 1952
- Procambarus viaeviridis (Faxon, 1914)
- Procambarus villalobosi Hobbs, 1969
- Procambarus xilitlae Hobbs & Grubbs, 1982
- Procambarus youngi Hobbs, 1942
- Procambarus zonangulus Hobbs, Jr. & Hobbs III, 1990
- Paracambarus Ortmann, 1906
- Procambarus ortmannii Villalobos, 1949
- Procambarus paradoxus (Ortmann, 1906)
- Pennides Hobbs, 1972
- Procambarus ablusus Penn, 1963
- Procambarus clemmeri Hobbs, 1975
- Procambarus dupratzi Penn, 1953
- Procambarus echinatus Hobbs, 1956
- Procambarus elegans Hobbs, 1969
- Procambarus gibbus Hobbs, 1969
- Procambarus lagniappe Black, 1968
- Procambarus lylei Fitzpatrick & Hobbs, 1971
- Procambarus natchitochae Penn, 1953
- Procambarus ouachitae Penn, 1956
- Procambarus pentastylus Walls & Black, 2008
- Procambarus penni Hobbs, 1951
- Procambarus petersi Hobbs, 1981
- Procambarus raneyi Hobbs, 1953
- Procambarus roberti Villalobos & Hobbs, 1974
- Procambarus spiculifer (LeConte, 1856)
- Procambarus suttkusi Hobbs, 1953
- Procambarus versutus (Hagen, 1870)
- Procambarus vioscai Penn, 1946
- Procambarus Ortmann, 1905
- Procambarus digueti (Bouvier, 1897)
- Remoticambarus Hobbs, 1972
- Procambarus pecki Hobbs, 1967
- Scapulicambarus Hobbs, 1972
- Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852)
- Procambarus howellae Hobbs, 1952
- Procambarus okaloosae Hobbs, 1942
- Procambarus paeninsulanus (Faxon, 1914)
- Procambarus strenthi Hobbs, 1977
- Procambarus troglodytes (LeConte, 1856)
- Tenuicambarus Hobbs, 1972
- Procambarus tenuis Hobbs, 1950
- Villalobosus Hobbs, 1972
- Procambarus contrerasi (Creaser, 1931)
- Procambarus cuetzalanae Hobbs, 1982
- Procambarus erichsoni Villalobos, 1950
- Procambarus hoffmanni (Villalobos, 1944)
- Procambarus hortonhobbsi Villalobos, 1950
- Procambarus riojai (Villalobos, 1944)
- Procambarus teziutlanensis (Villalobos, 1947)
- Procambarus tlapacoyanensis (Villalobos, 1947)
- Procambarus xochitlanae Hobbs, 1975
- Procambarus zihuateutlensis Villalobos, 1950
References[edit]
- ^ "Procambarus Ortmann, 1905". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 14, 2011.
- ^ a b Horton H. Hobbs, Jr. (1984). "On the distribution of the crayfish genus Procambarus (Decapoda: Cambaridae)". Journal of Crustacean Biology 4 (1): 12–24. doi:10.2307/1547892. JSTOR 1547892.
- ^ a b c Horton H. Hobbs, Jr. (1972). "The subgenera of the crayfish genus Procambarus (Decapoda: Astacidae)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 117: 1–22.
- ^ D. M. Holdich, J. D. Reynolds, C. Souty-Grosset & P. J. Sibley (2009). "A review of the ever increasing threat to European crayfish from non-indigenous crayfish species.". Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems. 394–395: 11. doi:10.1051/kmae/2009025.
- ^ J. P. G. Jones, J. R. Rasamy, A. Harvey, A. Toon, B. Oidtmann, M. H. Randrianarison, N. Raminosoa & O. R. Ravoahangimalala (2009). "The perfect invader: A parthenogenic crayfish poses a new threat to Madagascar’s freshwater biodiversity". Biological Invasions 11 (1): 1475–1482. doi:10.1007/s10530-008-9334-y.
- ^ Richard Fox (June 27, 2006). "Procambarus". Invertebrate Anatomy OnLine. Lander University.
- ^ James W. Fetzner, Jr. (January 11, 2006). "Troglobitic crayfishes". Global Crayfish Resources. Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
- ^ Arnold Edward Ortmann (1905). "Procambarus, a new subgenus of the genus Cambarus". Annals of the Carnegie Museum 3 (3).
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Marmorkrebs, or marbled crayfish, are parthenogenetic crayfish that were discovered in the pet trade in Germany in the 1990s.[2] Marmorkrebs are closely related to the "slough crayfish", Procambarus fallax.[3]P. fallax is widely distributed across Florida,[4] but no natural populations of marmorkrebs are known. Information provided by one of the original pet traders as to where the marmorkrebs originated was deemed "totally confusing and unreliable".[5]Marmorkrebs is German for "marbled crayfish".
Model organism[edit]
Marmorkrebs are the only known decapod crustaceans to reproduce by parthenogenesis.[2] All individuals are female, and the offspring are genetically identical to the parent.[6] Because marmorkrebs are genetically identical, easy to care for,[7] and reproduce at high rates, they are a potential model organism, particularly for studying development.[8] A major drawback, however, is the long generation time (several months) compared to other research organisms.[9]
Invasive species[edit]
Marmorkrebs have caused concern as a potential invasive species[2] because only a single individual is needed to establish a new population, and they can reproduce at high rates. They have since been introduced into natural ecosystems on three continents. They have been found in the wild in Germany,[5][10][11]Italy,[12] the Netherlands,[13]Sweden, [14]Madagascar,[15] and Japan,[16] probably through release or escape from aquaria.
Although most reports of marmorkrebs in the wild in Europe have consisted of only single individuals,[10] several established populations have now been documented in Europe.[17]
The Madagascar population is growing rapidly,[15] causing concern among local authorities.[18]
Although no cases of marmorkrebs have been found in the wild in North America, they are widely distributed among hobbyists in the North American pet trade.[19] Due to concerns about the possible damage caused by their introduction, Missouri added them to its prohibited species list.[20]
References[edit]
- ^ Peer Martin, Nathan J. Dorn, Tadashi Kawai, Craig van der Heiden & Gerhard Scholtz (2010). "The enigmatic Marmorkrebs (marbled crayfish) is the parthenogenetic form of Procambarus fallax (Hagen, 1870)" (PDF). Contributions to Zoology 79 (3): 107–118.
- ^ a b c Gerhard Scholtz, Anke Braband, Laura Tolley, André Reimann, Beate Mittmann, Chris Lukhaup, Frank Steuerwald & Günter Vogt (2003). "Parthenogenesis in an outsider crayfish". Nature 421 (6925): 806. doi:10.1038/421806a. PMID 12594502.
- ^ Peer Martin, Nate Dorn, Tadashi Kawai, C. van der Heiden & Gerhard Scholtz (2010). "The enigmatic Marmorkrebs (marbled crayfish) is the parthenogenetic form of Procambarus fallax (Hagen, 1870)". Contributions to Zoology 79 (3): 107–118.
- ^ Horton H. Hobbs, Jr. (1942). "The crayfishes of Florida". University of Florida Publication: Biological Series 3 (2): 1–179.
- ^ a b Günter Vogt, Laura Tolley & Gerhard Scholtz (2004). "Life stages and reproductive components of the Marmorkrebs (marbled crayfish), the first parthenogenetic decapod crustacean". Journal of Morphology 261 (3): 286–311. doi:10.1002/jmor.10250.
- ^ Peer Martin, Klaus Kohlmann & Gerhard Scholtz (2007). "The parthenogenetic Marmorkrebs (marbled crayfish) produces genetically uniform offspring". Naturwissenschaften 94 (10): 843–846. doi:10.1007/s00114-007-0260-0. PMID 17541537.
- ^ Stephanie A. Jimenez & Zen Faulkes (2010). "Establishment and care of a laboratory colony of parthenogenetic marbled crayfish, Marmorkrebs". Invertebrate Rearing 1 (1): 10–18.
- ^ Frederike Alwes & Gerhard Scholtz (2006). "Stages and other aspects of the embryology of the parthenogenetic Marmorkrebs (Decapoda, Reptantia, Astacida)". Development Genes and Evolution 216 (4): 169–184. doi:10.1007/s00427-005-0041-8.
- ^ Günter Vogt (2010). "Suitability of the clonal marbled crayfish for biogerontological research: A review and perspective, with remarks on some further crustaceans". Biogerontology 11 (6): 643–669. doi:10.1007/s10522-010-9291-6. PMID 20582627.
- ^ a b Peer Martin, Hong Shen, Gert Füllner & Gerhard Scholtz (2010). "The first record of the parthenogenetic Marmorkrebs (Decapoda, Astacida, Cambaridae) in the wild in Saxony (Germany) raises the question of its actual threat to European freshwater ecosystems". Aquatic Invasions 5 (4): 397–403. doi:10.3391/ai.2010.5.4.09.
- ^ Christoph Chucholl & Michael Pfeiffer (2010). "First evidence for an established Marmorkrebs (Decapoda, Astacida, Cambaridae) population in Southwestern Germany, in syntopic occurrence with Orconectes limosus (Rafinesque, 1817)". Aquatic Invasions 5 (4): 405–412. doi:10.3391/ai.2010.5.4.10.
- ^ Francesco Nonnis Marzano, Massimiliano Scalici, Stefania Chiesa, Francesca Gherardi, Armando Piccinini & Giancarlo Gibertini (2009). "The first record of the marbled crayfish adds further threats to fresh waters in Italy". Aquatic Invasions 4 (2): 401–404. doi:10.3391/ai.2009.4.2.19.
- ^ D. M. Holdich & M. Pöckl (2007). "Invasive crustaceans in European inland waters". In Francesca Gherardi. Biological Invaders in Inland Waters: Profiles, Distribution, and Threats. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp. 29–75. doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6029-8_2. ISBN 978-1-4020-6029-8.
- ^ P. Bohman, L. Edsman, P. Martin, G. Scholtz (2013). "The first Marmorkrebs (Decapoda: Astacida: Cambaridae) in Scandinavia". BioInvasions Records 2 (3): 227–232. doi:10.3391/bir.2013.2.3.09.
- ^ a b Julia P. G. Jones, Jeanne R. Rasamy, Andrew Harvey, Alicia Toon, Birgit Oidtmann, Michele H. Randrianarison, Noromalala Raminosoa & Olga R. Ravoahangimalala (2008). "The perfect invader: a parthenogenic crayfish poses a new threat to Madagascar's freshwater biodiversity". Biological Invasions 11 (6): 1475–1482. doi:10.1007/s10530-008-9334-y.
- ^ Tadashi Kawai & M. Takahata, ed. (2010). The Biology of Freshwater Crayfish. Sapporo: Hokkaido University Press. ISBN 978-4-8329-8194-2.
- ^ C. Chucholl, K. Morawetz, H. Groß H (2012). "The clones are coming – strong increase in Marmorkrebs [Procambarus fallax (Hagen, 1870) f. virginalis] records from Europe". Aquatic Invasions 7 (4): 511–519. doi:10.3391/ai.2012.7.4.008.
- ^ Klaus Heimer (18 August 2010). "Invasion of self-cloning crayfish alarms Madagascar". Deutsche Presse-Agentur wire story.
- ^ Zen Faulkes (2010). "The spread of the parthenogenetic marbled crayfish, Marmorkrebs (Procambarus sp.), in the North American pet trade". Aquatic Invasions 5 (4): 447–450. doi:10.3391/ai.2010.5.4.16.
- ^ Anonymous (17 May 2010). "Conservation Action Meeting of the March 2010 Conservation Commission". Missouri Department of Conservation. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
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