Troglocambarus
Genus of crayfishes
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Troglocambarus is a monotypic genus of troglobitic crayfish, endemic to Florida.[4] Troglocambarus maclanei is found underground in Hernando, Marion, Alachua, Columbia, Gilchrist and Suwanee counties,[2] and is named after Mr. William A. McLane who first collected it.[3] It is commonly called the North Florida Spider Cave crayfish.[2][1]
| Troglocambarus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Troglocambarus Hobbs, 1942 [3] |
| Species: | T. maclanei |
| Binomial name | |
| Troglocambarus maclanei Hobbs, 1942 | |
Troglocambarus is believed to be the sister group to Procambarus.[5] It is only found in subterranean waters and was first recorded in Squirrel Chimney, 11 miles north-west of Gainesville, Florida.[6] T. maclanei has no body pigment. It is distinguished from other genera by the great enlargement of the third maxillipeds.[3] It is unknown what T. maclanei feeds on.[2]
Troglocambarus maclanei is listed as "Critically Imperiled" by NatureServe,[2] and as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.[1]