Mississippi Grass Shrimp
Palaemon kadiakensis (M. J. Rathbun, 1902)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Palaemonidae |
| Genus | Palaemon |
| Species | Palaemon kadiakensis (M. J. Rathbun, 1902) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Accidental
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Florida.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida
Counties
- Florida
- Leon
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- NU
- United States
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- Ontario
- SU Unrankable
- Pennsylvania
- SU Unrankable
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
- Louisiana
- SNR Unranked
- Arkansas
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Wisconsin
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Ohio
- S4 Apparently Secure
- California
- SNA Not Applicable
- Kentucky
- SNR Unranked
- Oklahoma
- SNR Unranked
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.
How to cite this account
Palaemon kadiakensis (M. J. Rathbun, 1902). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1888. https://cavebiology.org/species/palaemon-kadiakensis/ (accessed 6 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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