Procambarus horsti

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Procambarus horsti
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Procambarus
Species:
P. horsti
Binomial name
Procambarus horsti
Hobbs & Means, 1972 [2]

Procambarus horsti, known as the Big Blue Spring crayfish or Big Blue Spring cave crayfish, is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to subterranean springs in Jefferson County and Leon County, Florida. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 K. A. Crandall (2010). "Procambarus horsti". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN. 2010: e.T18201A121724441. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. "Procambarus horsti". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.