Mammoth Cave Crayfish
Orconectes pellucidus (Tellkampf, 1844)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Cambaridae |
| Genus | Orconectes |
| Species | Orconectes pellucidus (Tellkampf, 1844) |
Synonyms
Astacus pellucidus Tellkampf, 1844
Cambarus typhlobius Joseph, 1880
Cambarus pellucidus (Tellkampf, 1844)
Cambarus coecus Joseph, 1881
Cambarus stygius Joseph, 1882
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Mammoth Cave, Edmonson Co. KY
Range
Known from two states in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16S | mitochondrial | 1 | 485-485 bp | EU433914.1 |
| COI | mitochondrial | 1 | 1473-1473 bp | AY701203.1 |
2 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 2 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
Specimens
Type material
- Holotype
- 1564 · Museum fur Naturkunde, Berlin
- Topotype
- 24420 · North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 48 |
| Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard | 29 |
| Field Museum of Natural History | 11 |
| American Museum of Natural History | 10 |
| North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences | 9 |
| Museum fur Naturkunde, Berlin | 8 |
| and 12 other collections | 24 |
139 cataloged lots in 18 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 139 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
G4 Apparently Secure
Global rank last reviewed 1 July 2009.
Subnational ranks
- Kentucky
- S3 Vulnerable
- Tennessee
- S3 Vulnerable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Threats
- Pollution -Sewage or Urban Wastewater
- Pollution - Commercial/Industrial
Other resources
How to cite this account
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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