Biology:Orconectes pellucidus

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Short description: Species of crayfish

Orconectes pellucidus
Orconectes pellucidus (cave crayfish) (Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, USA).jpg
O. pellucidus (Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, USA)

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Scientific classification edit
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]


References

Wikidata ☰ Q4486223 entry