Phantom Cave Crayfish
Cambarus pecki (Hobbs, 1967)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Cambaridae |
| Genus | Cambarus |
| Species | Cambarus pecki (Hobbs, 1967) |
Synonyms
Procambarus pecki Hobbs, 1967
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum body length
- 24.5 mm
Distribution
Type locality
McKinney Pit Cave, Colbert Co. AL
Range
Known from Alabama in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28S | nuclear | 4 | 372-784 bp | ON383903.1 |
| COI | mitochondrial | 4 | 642-656 bp | ON380890.1 |
| 12S | mitochondrial | 1 | 362-362 bp | JX514568.1 |
| 16S | mitochondrial | 1 | 486-486 bp | EU433911.1 |
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 117684 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Allotype
- USNM 117685 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype
- CRU-13295 · Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard
- Paratype ×6
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 12 |
| Brigham Young University | 1 |
| Illinois Natural History Survey | 1 |
| Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard | 1 |
| Natural History Museum, London | 1 |
16 cataloged lots in 5 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 16 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
EN Endangered B1ab(iii)
Assessed in 2010.
NatureServe
G1G2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 17 May 2010.
Subnational ranks
- Alabama
- S1S2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Threats
- Urbanization - Residential
- Agriculture - Crops
- Climate Change - Precip
Other resources
How to cite this account
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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