Bigclaw River Shrimp
Macrobrachium carcinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Palaemonidae |
| Genus | Macrobrachium |
| Species | Macrobrachium carcinus (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygoxene
- Realm
- Aquatic
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Florida.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida
Counties
- Florida
- Marion
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
LC Least Concern
Assessed in 2013.
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Texas
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Mississippi
- SU Unrankable
- Florida
- SU Unrankable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Franz, R., Bauer, J. & Morris, T. 1994. Review of biologically significant caves and their faunas in Florida and south Georgia. Brimleyana 20: 1–109. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/229726.
- Hobbs, H.H. Jr. & Franz, R. 1992. Procambarus (Ortmannicus) attiguus, a new troglobitic crayfish (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from the Saint Johns River basin, Florida. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 105: 359–365. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35607532.
How to cite this account
Macrobrachium carcinus (Linnaeus, 1758). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1815. https://cavebiology.org/species/macrobrachium-carcinus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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