Biology:Palaemonetes antrorum
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Short description: Species of crustacean
| Palaemonetes antrorum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Palaemonidae |
| Genus: | Palaemonetes |
| Species: | P. antrorum
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| Binomial name | |
| Palaemonetes antrorum J. E. Benedict, 1896
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Palaemonetes antrorum, also known as the Balcones cave shrimp and the Texas cave shrimp, is a species of palaemonid shrimp endemic to Texas .[2] It is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List,[1] and as a Species of Concern by the United States Endangered Species Act.[2]
The species' type locality is an artesian well on what is now the campus of Texas State University–San Marcos in San Marcos, Texas.[3] It has also been reported from Edwards Aquifer west to Uvalde County.[3]
See also
- Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge
- Edwards Plateau
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 De Grave, S.; Rogers, C. (2013). "Palaemonetes antrorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T15885A788902. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T15885A788902.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/15885/788902. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Texas cave shrimp (Palaemonetes antrorum) species profile". Environmental Conservation Online System. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. October 19, 2010. http://ecos.fws.gov/speciesProfile/profile/speciesProfile.action?spcode=K01M.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 James Thomas Collins (1998). A phylogenetic study of the shrimp genus Palaemonetes Heller, 1869 from North America (Crustacea: Decapoda) (PDF) (Doctor of Philosophy thesis). Texas Tech University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
Wikidata ☰ Q1623420 entry
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