Procambarus Sp Marbled Crayfish
Like most crayfish the marbled crayfish is an omnivore who will eat a variety of plant live or dead matter meaty foods detritus and even a small slow swimming fish if he can catch one.
Procambarus sp marbled crayfish. Marbled crayfish are closely related to the slough crayfish procambarus fallax which is widely distributed across florida. However martin et al. Procambarus is a genus of crayfish in the family cambaridae all native to north and central america. Subsequent genetic studies confirmed that the marbled crayfish belongs to the genus procambarus and is most closely related to procambarus alleni and procambarus fallax scholtz et al 2003.
Procambarus other scientific names. Invasive species procambarus virginalis prohibited in michigan a medium sized 4 to 5 inch crayfish with slender or narrow claws. It needs no mate to reproduce. Streaked or marbled coloration pattern is most visible on the back or carapace.
Souty grosset et al. In the wild most range in color from olive to brown but in captivity colors can include tan red or blue. Originally described as a subgenus for four species it now contains 161 species in 16 subgenera. Virginalis or procambarus virginalis sp.
Be distinguished from other procambarus spp. This is slightly problematic as forms are not often used in scientific names for animals although the practice is common in plant names. Marbled crayfish 5 month development. They are not overly aggressive either with other crayfish or with fish species but should be kept well fed if kept with very small fish species.
Further detailed description of the marbled crayfish is provided by kawai et al. Nov is not only known as marbled crayfish but also regarded as the self cloning crayfish that has surely stunned the imaginations of many people. No natural populations of marbled crayfish are known. Marble crayfish common name.
The informal name marmorkrebs is german for. Blue marble crayfish self cloning crayfish. Marble crayfish other common names. Blue marble crayfish self cloning crayfish origin.
Germany found in the wild. A scientific paper martin et al. This crayfish is not shrimp safe. Braband et al 2006 souty grosset et al 2006.
2010 suggests marbled crayfish be considered an asexual form of p. It includes a number of troglobitic species and the marbled crayfish marmorkrebs which is parthenogenetic. Marmorkrebs are closely related to procambarus fallax. Marble crayfish common name.
Information provided by one of the original pet traders as to where the marbled crayfish originated was deemed totally confusing and unreliable. The marbled crayfish or marmorkrebs is a parthenogenetic crayfish that was discovered in the pet trade in germany in the 1990s. The marmorkrebs crayfish procambarus fallax f.