Procambarus delicatus

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Procambarus delicatus
Status iucn3.1 CR.svg
Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Status TNC G1.svg
Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe) [2]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Procambarus
Species:
P. delicatus
Binomial name
Procambarus delicatus
Hobbs & Franz, 1986 [3]

Procambarus delicatus, sometimes called the big-cheeked cave crayfish, [2] is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to a single spring in the Ocala National Forest, Lake County, Florida. [1]

It is considered Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) by the IUCN Redlist, having not been seen since 1976. [1] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Crandall, K.A.; Cordeiro, J. (2010). "Procambarus delicatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T18196A7774195. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T18196A7774195.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Procambarus delicatus". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "Procambarus delicatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  4. ↑ "Procambarus delicatus". The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database. Retrieved 2 February 2023.


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