Orconectes packardi
Species of crayfish
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Orconectes packardi, the Appalachian cave crayfish,[2] is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Kentucky,[1][2] where it is found in 16 caves in four southeastern counties in the Cumberland River basin.[2]
| Orconectes packardi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Orconectes |
| Species: | O. packardi |
| Binomial name | |
| Orconectes packardi Rhoades, 1944 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Orconectes australis ssp. packardi | |
Formerly a subspecies of O. australis, it was raised to species status by Buhay and Crandall in 2008.[1]
