Pallid Cave Crayfish
Procambarus pallidus (Hobbs, 1940)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Crustacea |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Cambaridae |
| Genus | Procambarus |
| Species | Procambarus pallidus (Hobbs, 1940) |
Synonyms
Cambarus pallidus Hobbs, 1940
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Stygobiont
- Realm
- Aquatic
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
- Maximum body length
- 53 mm
Distribution
Range
Known from two states in the Florida Lime Sinks karst region.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Florida, Georgia
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 | 443-969 bp | KX238283.1 |
| 18S | nuclear | 1 | 362-362 bp | KX238130.1 |
| COI | mitochondrial | 1 | 606-606 bp | KX238216.1 |
| H3 | nuclear | 1 | 327-327 bp | KX238356.1 |
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
- Paratype
- CRU-10292 · Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard
- Paratype ×7
- National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
- Type
- USNM 76591 · National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
Collections holding material
| Institution | Lots |
|---|---|
| National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution | 77 |
| North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences | 5 |
| Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard | 1 |
| Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University | 1 |
84 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 84 specimen records (CSV) Institution, catalog number, type status and preparation. No coordinates.
Conservation and management
IUCN Red List
NT Near Threatened
Assessed in 2010.
NatureServe
G1G2 Critically Imperiled to Imperiled
Global rank last reviewed 21 March 2023.
Subnational ranks
- Florida
- S2S3 Imperiled to Vulnerable
- Georgia
- S1 Critically Imperiled
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
Threats
- Urbanization - Comm. & Industrial
- Recreational/Commerical Cave Activities
- Dams & Water Extraction
- Pollution -Sewage or Urban Wastewater
- Pollution - Commercial/Industrial
- Pollution - Agricultural & Forestry
- Climate Change-Sea Level Rise
Other resources
How to cite this account
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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