The genus Palaemonias comprises two species[1][2] of endangered, albinistic, obligate cave shrimp:
- Alabama cave shrimp – Palaemonias alabamae Smalley, 1961
- Kentucky cave shrimp – Palaemonias ganteri Hay, 1901
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| Kentucky cave shrimp (Palaemonias ganteri) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Atyidae |
| Genus: | Palaemonias Hay, 1901 [1] |
References
edit- ^ a b "Palaemonias Hay, 1901". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- ^ Sammy De Grave; N. Dean Pentcheff; Shane T. Ahyong; et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109.
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