Procambarus lucifugus alachua

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Procambarus lucifugus alachua
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Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe) [2]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Procambarus
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Subspecies:
P. l. alachua
Trinomial name
Procambarus lucifugus alachua
Hobbs, 1940

Procambarus lucifugus alachua, known as the Alachua light-fleeing cave crayfish, [2] is one of two subspecies of the vampire crayfish ( Procambarus lucifugus ), along with Procambarus lucifugus lucifugus . It is distinct from P. l. lucifugus due its eyespots. [3]

Distribution

Procambarus lucifugus alachua is found in subterranean waters of 2-3 dozen caves, 11 of are in Alachua or Gilchrist Counties. It is also known to occur in caves in Marion County, Florida, where it interbreeds to form intergrades with P. l. lucifugus. [2]

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References

  1. American Fisheries Society Endangered Species Committee (1996). "Procambarus lucifugus ssp. alachua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T18224A7841200. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T18224A7841200.en . Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Procambarus lucifugus alachua". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  3. Hobbs, H. H.; Daniel, M. A. (1977). "A Review of the Troglobitic Decapod Crustaceans of the Americas". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (244): 1–183. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.244. ISSN   0081-0282.