Overview
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Interesting Facts
Common Names
Common Names in English:
Orlando Cave Crayfish
Description
Habitat
Biome: Freshwater [1].
Ecology:
This species is found in
springs
and underground streams
(Hobbs 1989). These karst systems
include sinkholes, underground streams, wells and caves (NatureServe
2009).[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 5 Wetlands (inland)
- 5.18 Wetlands (inland) - Karst and Other Subterranean Hydrological Systems (inland) [more info]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
()
- Snodgrass, 1938
- Infraphylum:
Crustaceomorpha
()
- (Chernyshev, 1960)
- Superclass:
Crustacea
()
- Pennant, 1777
- Crustaceans
- Epiclass:
Eucrustacea
()
- Class:
Malacostraca
()
- Latreille, 1802
- Subclass:
Eumalacostraca
()
- Grobben, 1892
- Superorder:
Eucarida
()
- Calman, 1904
- Order:
Decapoda
()
- Latreille, 1802
- Decapods
- Suborder:
Pleocyemata
()
- Burkenroad, 1963
- Infraorder:
Astacidea
()
- Latreille, 1802
- Superfamily:
Astacoidea
()
- Latreille, 1802
- Family:
Cambaridae
()
- Hobbs, 1942
- Subfamily:
Cambarinae
()
- Genus:
Procambarus
()
- Ortmann, 1905
- Specific name:
acherontis
- (L?nnberg, 1894)
- Scientific name: - Procambarus acherontis (L?nnberg, 1894)
- Specific name:
acherontis
- (L?nnberg, 1894)
- Genus:
Procambarus
(
- Subfamily:
Cambarinae
(
- Family:
Cambaridae
(
- Superfamily:
Astacoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Astacidea
(
- Suborder:
Pleocyemata
(
- Order:
Decapoda
(
- Superorder:
Eucarida
(
- Subclass:
Eumalacostraca
(
- Class:
Malacostraca
(
- Epiclass:
Eucrustacea
(
- Superclass:
Crustacea
(
- Infraphylum:
Crustaceomorpha
(
- Subphylum:
Mandibulata
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Procambarus acherontis< /i> (Lõnnberg
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Comment: Subgenus
: Lonnbergius
Last scrutiny: 31-May-2005
Similar Species
Members of the genus Procambarus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 124 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
P. ablusus (Hatchie River Crayfish) · P. acherontis (Orlando Cave Crayfish) · P. acutissimus (Sharpnose Crayfish) · P. acutus (White River Crayfish) · P. acutus acutus (White River Crawfish) · P. acutus cuevachicae (White River Crawfish) · P. advena (Vidalia Crayfish) · P. alleni (Florida Crayfish) · P. ancylus (Coastal Plain Crayfish) · P. angustatus (Sandhills Crayfish) · P. apalachicolae (Coastal Flatwoods Crayfish) · P. attiguus (Silver Glen Springs Cave Crayfish) · P. barbatus (Wandering Crayfish) · P. barbiger (Jackson Prairie Crayfish) · P. bivittatus (Ribbon Crayfish) · P. blandingii (Santee Crayfish) · P. braswelli (Waccamaw Crayfish) · P. brazoriensis (Brazoria Crayfish) · P. capillatus (Capillaceous Crayfish) · P. caritus (Poor Crayfish) · P. cavernicola (Gabriel Cave Crayfish) · P. ceruleus (Blueclaw Chimney Crawfish) · P. chacei (Cedar Creek Crayfish) · P. clarkii (Red Swamp Crayfish) · P. clemmeri (Cockscomb Crayfish) · P. cometes (Mississippi Flatwoods Crayfish) · P. connus (Carrollton Crayfish) · P. curdi (Red River Burrowing Crayfish) · P. delicatus (Big-Cheeked Cave Crayfish) · P. dupratzi (Southwestern Creek Crayfish) · P. echinatus (Edisto Crayfish) · P. econfinae (Panama City Crayfish) · P. elegans (Elegant Creek Crayfish) · P. enoplosternum (Black Mottled Crayfish) · P. epicyrtus (Humpback Crayfish) · P. erythrops (Santa Fe Cave Crayfish) · P. escambiensis (Escambia Crayfish) · P. evermanni (Panhandle Crayfish) · P. fallax (Deceitful Crayfish) · P. ferrugineus (Lonoke Crayfish) · P. fitzpatricki (Spiny-Tail Crayfish) · P. franzi (Orange Lake Cave Crayfish) · P. geminus (Twin Crawfish) · P. geodytes (Muddiver Crayfish) · P. gibbus (Muckalee Crayfish) · P. gracilis (Prairie Crayfish) · P. hagenianus (Southeastern Prairie Crayfish) · P. hagenianus hagenianus (Southeastern Prairie Crayfish) · P. hagenianus vesticeps (Southeastern Prairie Crayfish) · P. hayi (Straightedge Crayfish) · P. hinei (Marsh Crayfish) · P. hirsutus (Shaggy Crayfish) · P. horsti (Big Blue Spring Cave Crayfish) · P. howellae (Ornate Crayfish) · P. hubbelli (Jackknife Crayfish) · P. hybus (Smoothnose Crayfish) · P. incilis (Cut Crayfish) · P. jaculus (Javelin Crayfish) · P. kensleyi (Free State Chimney Crawfish) · P. kilbyi (Hatchet Crayfish) · P. lagniappe (Lagniappe Crayfish) · P. latipleurum (Wingtail Crayfish) · P. lecontei (Mobile Crayfish) · P. leitheuseri (Coastal Lowland Cave Crayfish) · P. leonensis (Blacknose Crayfish) · P. lepidodactylus (Pee Dee Lotic Crayfish) · P. lewisi (Spur Crayfish) · P. liberorum (Osage Burrowing Crayfish) · P. litosternum (Blackwater Crayfish) · P. lophotus (Mane Crayfish) · P. lucifugus (Vampire Crayfish) · P. lucifugus alachua (Alachua Light-Fleeing Cave Crayfish) · P. lucifugus lucifugus (Withlocoochee Light-Fleeing Cave Crayfis) · P. lunzi (Hummock Crayfish) · P. lylei (Shutispear Crayfish) · P. machardyi (Caddo Chimney Crayfish) · P. mancus (Lame Crayfish) · P. marthae (Crisscross Crayfish) · P. medialis (Tar River Crayfish) · P. milleri (Miami Cave Crayfish) · P. morrisi (Putnam County Cave Crayfish) · P. natchitochae (Red River Crayfish) · P. nechesae (Neches Crayfish) · P. nigrocinctus (Blackbelted Crayfish) · P. nueces (Nueces Crayfish) · P. okaloosae (Okaloosa Crayfish) · P. orcinus (Woodville Karst Cave Crayfish) · P. ouachitae (Ouachita River Crayfish) · P. paeninsulanus (Peninsula Crayfish) · P. pallidus (Pallid Cave Crayfish) · P. parasimulans (Bismark Burrowin Crayfish) · P. pearsei (Carolina Sandhills Crayfish) · P. pecki (Phantom Cave Crayfish) · P. penni (Pearl Blackwater Crayfish) · P. petersi (Ogeechee Crayfish) · P. pictus (Black Creek Crayfish) · P. planirostris (Flatnose Crayfish) · P. plumimanus (Croatan Crayfish) · P. pogum (Bearded Crayfish) · P. pubescens (Brushnose Crayfish)
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Further Reading
Notes
Contributors
- American Fisheries Society Endangered Species Committee 1996. Procambarus acherontis. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org . Downloaded on 20 October 2006.
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 30, 2012.
- Crandall, K.A. 2010. Procambarus acherontis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 04February2012.
- IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
- NatureServe. 2003. Downloadable animal data sets. NatureServe Central Databases. Accessed February 6, 2005.
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 6488383
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-97495
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 97495
- IUCN ID: 236044
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ICMAL14120
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 8538
Footnotes
- Crandall, K.A. 2010. Procambarus acherontis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 04 February 2012. [back]
