| Orconectes pellucidus | |
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| O. pellucidus (Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, USA) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Orconectes |
| Species: | O. pellucidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Orconectes pellucidus (Tellkampf, 1844)
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| Synonyms | |
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Orconectes pellucidus, the Mammoth Cave crayfish,12 is a freshwater crayfish native to karst landscapes in Kentucky and Tennessee in the United States.1
The common name refers to the Mammoth Cave National Park, however it also occurs outside of the park.1 An alternative common name, the eyeless crayfish refers to its troglomorphic adaptions to its subterranean habitat.2
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References
References
- Adams, S.; Schuster, G.A. & Taylor, C.A. (2010). "Orconectes pellucidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010 e.T153874A4556952. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153874A4556952.en. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- "Orconectes pellucidus". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 12 February 2023.