Tennessee Cave Crayfish
Orconectes incomptus Hobbs & Barr, 1972
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Cambaridae |
| Genus | Orconectes |
| Species | Orconectes incomptus Hobbs & Barr, 1972 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum body length
- 46 mm
Distribution
Type locality
Cherry Cave, Jackson Co. TN
Range
Known from Tennessee in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
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 | 8 | 639-705 bp | ON380879.1 |
| 16S | mitochondrial | 4 | 483-483 bp | AY853614.1 |
| 28S | nuclear | 4 | 418-427 bp | ON383888.1 |
| 12S | mitochondrial | 1 | 312-312 bp | EF207174.1 |
17 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 17 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- USNM 130299 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Allotype
- USNM 130300 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Paratype ×4
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 6 |
| North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences | 1 |
| Yale Peabody Museum | 1 |
8 cataloged lots in 3 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 8 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
VU Vulnerable D2
Assessed in 2010.
NatureServe
G2 Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 1 July 2009.
Subnational ranks
- Tennessee
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Threats
- Oil & Gas Drilling
- Pollution -Sewage or Urban Wastewater
- Pollution - Commercial/Industrial
- Pollution - Agricultural & Forestry
Other resources
How to cite this account
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