Procambarus lucifugus alachua
(Redirected from Alachua light-fleeing cave crayfish)
| Procambarus lucifugus alachua | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Procambarus |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | P. l. alachua
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| Trinomial name | |
| Procambarus lucifugus alachua Hobbs, 1940
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Procambarus lucifugus alachua, known as the Alachua light-fleeing cave crayfish,[2] is one of two subspecies of the vampire crayfish (Procambarus lucifugus), along with Procambarus lucifugus lucifugus. It is distinct from P. l. lucifugus due its eyespots.[3]
Distribution
[edit]Procambarus lucifugus alachua is found in subterranean waters of two to three dozen caves, 11 of which are in Alachua or Gilchrist counties. It is also known to occur in caves in Marion County, Florida, where it interbreeds to form intergrades with P. l. lucifugus.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ American Fisheries Society Endangered Species Committee (1996). "Procambarus lucifugus ssp. alachua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T18224A7841200. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T18224A7841200.en. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Procambarus lucifugus alachua". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Hobbs, H. H.; Daniel, M. A. (1977). "A Review of the Troglobitic Decapod Crustaceans of the Americas". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (244): 1–183. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.244. ISSN 0081-0282.