Procambarus delicatus

Procambarus delicatus

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Procambarus
Species:
P. delicatus
Binomial name
Procambarus delicatus
Hobbs & Franz, 1986 [3]

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]

It is considered Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) by the IUCN Redlist, having not been seen since 1976.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Crandall, K.A.; Cordeiro, J. (2010). "Procambarus delicatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T18196A7774195. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T18196A7774195.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Procambarus delicatus". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Procambarus delicatus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  4. ^ "Procambarus delicatus". The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database. Retrieved 2 February 2023.


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