Procambarus lucifugus, the Florida cave crayfish,[1] vampire crayfish,[1] or light-fleeing cave crayfish,[1][2] is a troglomorphic freshwater crayfish endemic to 20–25 occurrences (likely more) in an arc of caves 80 km long in 6 Florida counties.[1]
| Florida cave crayfish | |
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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: | P. lucifugus
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| Binomial name | |
| Procambarus lucifugus (Hobbs, 1940)
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There are two sub-species described;
The two sub-species are known to form intergrades in the range where they overlap.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Crandall, K.A.; Cordeiro, J. & Thoma, R.F. (2010). "Procambarus lucifugus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T62028A12578490. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T62028A12578490.en. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ a b c "Procambarus lucifugus". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
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