Mammoth Cave Shrimp
Palaemonias ganteri Hay, 1901
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Atyidae |
| Genus | Palaemonias |
| Species | Palaemonias ganteri Hay, 1901 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum body length
- 20 mm
Distribution
Type locality
Mammoth Cave, Edmonson Co. KY
Range
Known from Kentucky in the Interior Low Plateau karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Kentucky
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
Specimens
Type material
- Syntype
- 2014-20694 · Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris
- Type
- USNM 27000 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 6 |
| Field Museum of Natural History | 2 |
| Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris | 2 |
| Naturalis Biodiversity Center | 1 |
11 cataloged lots in 4 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 11 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
VU Vulnerable B1ab(iii)
Assessed in 2013.
NatureServe
G1 Critically Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 21 August 2002.
Subnational ranks
- Kentucky
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act listed 1983
Federal: Endangered
Threats
- Oil & Gas Drilling
- Pollution -Sewage or Urban Wastewater
- Pollution - Commercial/Industrial
- Pollution - Agricultural & Forestry
Other resources
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