Squirrel Chimney Cave Shrimp
Palaemonetes cummingi Chace, 1954
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Palaemonidae |
| Genus | Palaemonetes |
| Species | Palaemonetes cummingi Chace, 1954 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum length
- 33 mm
Distribution
Type locality
Squirrel Chimney, Alachua Co., FL
Range
Known from Florida in the Florida Lime Sinks karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida
Counties
County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.
Karst regions
Florida Lime Sinks
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
CR Critically Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii)
Assessed in 2012.
NatureServe
GH Possibly Extinct
Global rank last reviewed 2023.
Subnational ranks
- Florida
- SH Possibly Extirpated
State and federal status
Threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, listed in 1990.
Federal: Threatened
Threats
- Dams & Water Extraction
- Invasive Species
- Pollution -Sewage or Urban Wastewater
- Pollution - Agricultural & Forestry
- Climate Change-Sea Level Rise
Other resources
This account was last revised 28 August 2026.
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