Biology:Faxonius stygocaneyi

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Short description: Species of crayfish

Faxonius stygocaneyi

Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Wikidata ☰ Q107078584 entry