Palaemonias
Genus of crustaceans
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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
| Palaemonias | |
|---|---|
| Kentucky cave shrimp (Palaemonias ganteri) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Atyidae |
| Genus: | Palaemonias Hay, 1901 [1] |