Macrocrustáceos del Parque Nacional Cumbres de Monterrey, México: Distribución y estado de conservación

Abstract

The Cumbres National Park of Monterrey is a protected natural area by the federal government, which is adjacent to the metropolitan area of Monterrey, Mexico. This location has a number of threats to the conservation of ecosystems and biodiversity. The surface water and groundwater are most affected by anthropogenic factors. In addition, the knowledge of the aquatic biota of the park is very limited. In this study, 18 species of aquatic and terrestrial crustaceans living in or adjacent to the national park are recorded. Five species correspond to large branchiopods, 10 species are peracarids and 3 species are decapods. The peracarids Sphaerolana karenae Rodríguez- Almaraz y Bowman, 1995 and Spelaeomysis villalobosi García-Garza, Rodríguez-Almaraz y Bowman, 1996 and the crayfish Procambarus regiomontanus (Villalobos, 1954) are endemics. Six species are non-native in this protected natural area and adjacent areas, of which 5 are terrestrial isopods and the red crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Girard, 1852). The distribution and conservation status of all macrocrustaceans is discussed.