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{{Short description|Genus of crayfishes}} |
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| name = Swamp crayfish |
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| regnum = [[Animal]]ia |
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| status = EN |
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| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a |
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| status_system = IUCN3.1 |
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| subphylum = [[Crustacean|Crustacea]] |
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| status_ref = <ref name="iucn status 19 November 2021">{{cite iucn |author=Coughran, J. |author2=Dawkins, K.L. |author3=Furse, J. |date=2010 |title=''Tenuibranchiurus glypticus'' |volume=2010 |page=e.T153680A4531497 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153680A4531497.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}</ref> |
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| classis = [[Malacostraca]] |
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| ordo = [[Decapoda]] |
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| subordo = [[Pleocyemata]] |
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| authority = [[E. F. Riek|Riek]], 1951 |
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| range_map = Tenuibranchiurus distribution.svg |
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| species = '''''T. glypticus''''' |
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'''''Tenuibranchiurus''''' is a [[genus]] of diminutive [[freshwater]] [[crayfish]] that live in the [[Australia]]n state of [[Queensland]]. Only one species has been described, the '''swamp crayfish''', '''''T. glypticus'''''. |
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The '''swamp crayfish''', ''Tenuibranchiurus glypticus'', is a tiny freshwater [[crayfish]] that occurs in [[freshwater]] waterways in [[Queensland]], and is the smallest known species of crayfish. The [[species]] is the only member of the [[genus]] ''Tenuibranchiurus'', and the characteristics that distinguish it are its small size (adults are on average 25 [[millimetre|mm]] long) and its [[claw]]s which open vertically rather than horizontally or obliquely. |
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''Tenuibranchiurus glypticus'' is reportedly the smallest species of crayfish in the world.<ref name="QM"/> It is distinguished from other crayfish by its small size, adults being only around {{convert|25|mm|1}} long, and its [[claw]]s which open vertically rather than horizontally or obliquely.<ref name="QM">{{cite web |url=http://www.sciencentre.qm.qld.gov.au/Find+out+about/Animals+of+Queensland/Crustaceans/Rare+or+threatened+crustaceans/Swamp+Crayfish |title=Swamp Crayfish ''Tenuibranchiurus glypticus'' |publisher=[[Queensland Museum]] |access-date=October 12, 2010}}</ref> |
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The swamp crayfish lives in areas which are not very well drained, where pools dry up seasonally every winter. Much of the year is spent in communities in extraordinary underground networks of chambers and tunnels which can be up to 1.5 m below the surface. |
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''Tenuibranchiurus'' lives in coastal [[wallum]] swamps, and stays among the [[Cyperaceae|sedges]] rather than in more open water.<ref name="IUCN"/> Its habitat is highly [[habitat fragmentation|fragmented]], as land is used for the expansion of [[Brisbane]] and the [[Sunshine Coast, Queensland|Sunshine Coast]], and ''Tenuibranchiurus glypticus'' is therefore listed as an [[endangered species]] on the [[IUCN Red List]].<ref name="IUCN">{{Cite iucn | author = J. Coughran | author2 = K. L. Dawkins | author3 = J. Furse | name-list-style = amp | title = ''Tenuibranchiurus glypticus'' | volume = 2010 | page = e.T153680A4531497 | date = 2010 | doi = 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153680A4531497.en }}</ref> Additional populations have been found at the periphery of its range, but these are thought to represent new, [[undescribed species]].<ref name="IUCN"/> |
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==See also== |
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*[[Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish]] - world's largest freshwater crayfish, also found in Australia |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[http://www.qmuseum.qld.gov.au/inquiry/leaflets/leaflet0057.pdf Factsheet from the Queensland Museum] |
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[[Category:Parastacidae]] |
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[[Category:Freshwater crustaceans of Australia]] |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Parastacidae |
| Genus: | Tenuibranchiurus Riek, 1951 |
| Species: | T. glypticus
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Tenuibranchiurus is a genus of diminutive freshwater crayfish that live in the Australian state of Queensland. Only one species has been described, the swamp crayfish, T. glypticus.
Tenuibranchiurus glypticus is reportedly the smallest species of crayfish in the world.[2] It is distinguished from other crayfish by its small size, adults being only around 25 millimetres (1.0 in) long, and its claws which open vertically rather than horizontally or obliquely.[2]
Tenuibranchiurus lives in coastal wallum swamps, and stays among the sedges rather than in more open water.[3] Its habitat is highly fragmented, as land is used for the expansion of Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast, and Tenuibranchiurus glypticus is therefore listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List.[3] Additional populations have been found at the periphery of its range, but these are thought to represent new, undescribed species.[3]
See also
[edit]- Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish - world's largest freshwater crayfish, also found in Australia
References
[edit]- ^ Coughran, J.; Dawkins, K.L.; Furse, J. (2010). "Tenuibranchiurus glypticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T153680A4531497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153680A4531497.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Swamp Crayfish Tenuibranchiurus glypticus". Queensland Museum. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- ^ a b c J. Coughran; K. L. Dawkins & J. Furse (2010). "Tenuibranchiurus glypticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T153680A4531497. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153680A4531497.en.