Southern Cave Crayfish
Orconectes australis (Rhoades, 1941)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Cambaridae |
| Genus | Orconectes |
| Species | Orconectes australis (Rhoades, 1941) |
Synonyms
Cambarus pellucidus australis Rhoades, 1941
Orconectes australis australis (Rhoades, 1941)
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum body length
- 23.6 mm
Distribution
Type locality
Shelta Cave, Madison Co. AL
Range
Known from two states in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Tennessee
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Interior Low Plateau
Genetics
Molecular resources
| Marker | Molecule | Sequences | Length | Exemplar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COI | mitochondrial | 103 | 601-1523 bp | EU583551.1 |
| 16S | mitochondrial | 45 | 481-484 bp | EU433912.1 |
| 12S | mitochondrial | 3 | 372-383 bp | EF207172.1 |
| other | unknown | 1 | 904-904 bp | AF005387.1 |
152 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 152 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- USNM 79363 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Allotype
- USNM 79364 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype ×2
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Topotype
- 4535 · North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 121 |
| North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences | 20 |
| Illinois Natural History Survey | 7 |
| Auburn University Museum of Natural History | 6 |
| Yale Peabody Museum | 2 |
| Brigham Young University | 1 |
| and 1 other collection | 1 |
158 cataloged lots in 7 collections. Compiled from GBIF and not an exhaustive census: many collections are not yet digitised, and holdings are added continually. Search GBIF for specimen records.
Download all 158 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2010.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
Global rank last reviewed 1 July 2009.
Subnational ranks
- Alabama
- S3 Vulnerable
- Tennessee
- S3 Vulnerable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Threats
- Urbanization - Residential
- Urbanization - Comm. & Industrial
Other resources
How to cite this account
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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