Orconectes pellucidus

Orconectes pellucidus
	File:Orconectes pellucidus (cave crayfish) (Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, USA).jpg
	O. pellucidus (Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, USA)
Conservation status
	File:Status iucn3.1 LC.svg; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
	File:Status TNC G4.svg; Apparently Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Family:	Cambaridae
Genus:	Orconectes
Species:	O. pellucidus
Binomial name
	Orconectes pellucidus; (Tellkampf, 1844)
Synonyms
	Astacus pellucidus;

Orconectes pellucidus, the Mammoth Cave crayfish,^[1]^[2] is a freshwater crayfish native to karst landscapes in Kentucky and Tennessee in the United States.^[1] The common name refers to the Mammoth Cave National Park, however it also occurs outside of the park.^[1] An alternative common name, the eyeless crayfish refers to its troglomorphic adaptions to its subterranean habitat.^[2] File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Orconectes pellucidus at Wikimedia Commons

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Adams, S.; Schuster, G.A. & Taylor, C.A. (2010). "Orconectes pellucidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T153874A4556952. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153874A4556952.en. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 "Orconectes pellucidus". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 12 February 2023.

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