Procambarus delicatus

Species of crayfish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Procambarus delicatus, sometimes called the big-cheeked cave crayfish,[2] is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to a single spring in the Ocala National Forest, Lake County, Florida.[1]

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Procambarus delicatus
Critically endangered
Critically endangered, possibly extinct (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Critically Imperiled
Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)[2]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Procambarus
Species:
P. delicatus
Binomial name
Procambarus delicatus
Hobbs & Franz, 1986 [3]
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It is considered Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) by the IUCN Redlist, having not been seen since 1976.[1][4]

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