Faxonius stygocaneyi

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Faxonius stygocaneyi
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Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe) [2]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Faxonius
Species:
F. stygocaneyi
Binomial name
Faxonius stygocaneyi
(Hobbs III, 2001)
Synonyms [1]

Orconectes stygocaneyi

Faxonius stygocaneyi, the Caney Mountain cave crayfish, [1] [2] is a small, freshwater crayfish endemic to Missouri in the United States. It is a cave-dwelling species known from only one cave, Mud Cave in Ozark County, Missouri. This cave is Protected as part of the Caney Mountain Conservation Area, [2] which covers 7,899 acres (3,197 ha) of public land administered by the Missouri Department of Conservation.


References

  1. 1 2 3 Elliott, R. & DiStefano, R. (2010). "Orconectes stygocaneyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T153857A4554618. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153857A4554618.en . Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Faxonius stygocaneyi". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
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