Procambarus lucifugus

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Florida cave crayfish

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Procambarus
Species:
P. lucifugus
Binomial name
Procambarus lucifugus
(Hobbs, 1940)

Procambarus lucifugus, the Florida cave crayfish,

freshwater crayfish endemic to 20–25 occurrences (likely more) in an arc of caves 80 km long in 6 Florida counties.[1]

There are two sub-species described;

The two sub-species are known to form intergrades in the range where they overlap.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ . Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Procambarus lucifugus". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 12 February 2023.