Orlando Cave Crayfish
Procambarus acherontis (Lonnberg, 1894)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Cambaridae |
| Genus | Procambarus |
| Species | Procambarus acherontis (Lonnberg, 1894) |
Synonyms
Cambarus acherontis Lönnberg, 1895
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Well in Orlando, 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
Genetics
Molecular resources
| Marker | Molecule | Sequences | Length | Exemplar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28S | nuclear | 2 | 385-809 bp | KX238244.1 |
| 18S | nuclear | 1 | 362-362 bp | KX238155.1 |
| COI | mitochondrial | 1 | 579-579 bp | KX238171.1 |
| H3 | nuclear | 1 | 327-327 bp | KX238316.1 |
5 sequences, retrieved 23 August 2026. Counts change as sequences are deposited. Search GenBank.
Download all 5 sequence records (CSV) Accession, marker, molecule type, length, GenBank definition and a direct link.
Specimens
Type material
- Neotype
- USNM 79352 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Syntype
- 10279 · Swedish Museum of Natural History
- Type
- 9143 · Museum fur Naturkunde, Berlin
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 10 |
| North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences | 3 |
| Swedish Museum of Natural History | 2 |
| Museum fur Naturkunde, Berlin | 1 |
| Natural History Museum, London | 1 |
| Uppsala University Museum of Evolution | 1 |
18 cataloged lots in 6 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 18 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
EN Endangered B1ab(iii)
Assessed in 2010.
NatureServe
G1 Critically Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 15 March 2023.
Subnational ranks
- Florida
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Threats
- Urbanization - Residential
- Urbanization - Comm. & Industrial
- Dams & Water Extraction
- 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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