Biology:Orconectes inermis
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Short description: Species of crayfish
| Northern cave crayfish | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Orconectes |
| Species: | O. inermis
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| Binomial name | |
| Orconectes inermis (Cope, 1872)
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Orconectes inermis, the Northern cave crayfish, is a troglomorphic freshwater crayfish native to Kentucky and Indiana in the United States.[1][2]
There are two sub-species described;
- Orconectes inermis inermis, known as ghost grayfish
- Orconectes inermis testii (Hay, 1891), known as unarmed crayfish
The two sub-species are known to form intergrades in the range where they overlap.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Adams, S.; Schuster, G.A.; Taylor, C.A. (2010). "Orconectes inermis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T62026A12578263. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T62026A12578263.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/62026/12578263. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Orconectes inermis". NatureServe. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.117974/Orconectes_inermis.
Further reading
- Julian J. Lewis (October 2022). "Conservation Assessment for Northern Cave Crayfish (Orconectes inermis)". USDA Forest Service. https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fsm91_054215.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q4471466 entry
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