Present geographic distribution of Procambarus (Austrocambarus) llamasi (Cambaridae) from Yucatan Peninsula

Authors

  • Miguel Rodríguez-Serma Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Mérida (CINVESTAV-IPN). Km 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso. A.P. 73 Cordemex, 97310, Mérida, Yucatán.
  • Claudia Carmona-Osalde Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Mérida (CINVESTAV-IPN). Km 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso. A.P. 73 Cordemex, 97310, Mérida, Yucatán.
  • José Luis Arredondo-Figueroa Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Iztapalapa (UAM-I). Av. San Rafael Atlixco 86, Iztapalapa 09340. Divisón d eCBS, Planta Experimenta de Producción Acuícola.
  • Miguel A. Olvera-Novoa Centro de Investigación y Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Mérida (CINVESTAV-IPN). Km 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso. A.P. 73 Cordemex, 97310, Mérida, Yucatán.

Keywords:

Distribution, Procambarus, taxonomy, Yucatan peninsula

Abstract

There are two species of astacids of the genus Procambarus reported for the Yucatan Peninsula: Procambarus pilosimanus (Villalobos, 1955) and Procambarus llamasi (Villalobos, 1955). P. pilosimanus was only found in Quintana Roo, while P. llamasi is present from south Veracrzu to Campeche. This research was carried out with 129 collecting sites to determine P. llamasi distribution in the three states of the Yucatan Peninsula. In the present study P. llamasi was also found in Quinatana Roo, but P. pilosimanus was not collected in any of the sampling sites. At the northern region of Yucatan and Quintana Roo small number of organism were collected as it is  karstic area. High number of organism were easily found in the south part of Yucatan Peninsula where less permeable soils exist. The distribution of P. llamasi depend on the rainy season (July - October). It was difficult to collect them during the dry season (January - June) as part of its burying adaptation made it hard to found.

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Rodríguez-Serma, M., Carmona-Osalde, C., Arredondo-Figueroa, J. L., & Olvera-Novoa, M. A. (2017). Present geographic distribution of Procambarus (Austrocambarus) llamasi (Cambaridae) from Yucatan Peninsula. HIDROBIOLÓGICA, 12(1), 1–5. Retrieved from https://hidrobiologica.izt.uam.mx/index.php/revHidro/article/view/1055

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