Light-fleeing Cave Crayfish
Procambarus lucifugus (Hobbs, 1940)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Cambaridae |
| Genus | Procambarus |
| Species | Procambarus lucifugus (Hobbs, 1940) |
Synonyms
Cambarus lucifugus Hobbs, 1940
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Sweet Gum Cave, Citrus Co., FL
Range
Known from Florida in the Florida Lime Sinks karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Florida Lime Sinks
Genetics
Molecular resources
| Marker | Molecule | Sequences | Length | Exemplar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28S | nuclear | 4 | 416-1001 bp | KX238274.1 |
| 18S | nuclear | 2 | 326-362 bp | KX238120.1 |
| COI | mitochondrial | 2 | 606-606 bp | KX238205.1 |
| H3 | nuclear | 2 | 327-327 bp | KX238346.1 |
10 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 10 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- USNM 77916 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Allotype
- USNM 77918 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype ×2
- Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard
- Paratype ×11
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Type
- CR4759 · Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
- Type
- USNM 76592 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 68 |
| North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences | 11 |
| Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard | 4 |
| Florida Museum of Natural History | 3 |
| Natural History Museum, London | 2 |
| Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University | 1 |
89 cataloged lots in 6 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 89 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
G1G2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 21 October 2021.
Subnational ranks
- Florida
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Threats
- Urbanization - Residential
- Dams & Water Extraction
- Pollution -Sewage or Urban Wastewater
- Pollution - Commercial/Industrial
- Pollution - Agricultural & Forestry
- Climate Change-Sea Level Rise
Other resources
How to cite this account
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