Troglocambarus

Troglocambarus is a monotypic genus of troglobitic crayfish, endemic to Florida.[4] Troglocambarus maclanei is found underground in Hernando, Marion, Alachua, Columbia, Gilchrist and Suwanee counties,[2] and is named after Mr. William A. McLane who first collected it.[3] It is commonly called the North Florida Spider Cave crayfish.[2][1]

Troglocambarus

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Troglocambarus
Hobbs, 1942 [3]
Species:
T. maclanei
Binomial name
Troglocambarus maclanei
Hobbs, 1942

Troglocambarus is believed to be the sister group to Procambarus.[5] It is only found in subterranean waters and was first recorded in Squirrel Chimney, 11 miles north-west of Gainesville, Florida.[6] T. maclanei has no body pigment. It is distinguished from other genera by the great enlargement of the third maxillipeds.[3] It is unknown what T. maclanei feeds on.[2]

Troglocambarus maclanei is listed as "Critically Imperiled" by NatureServe,[2] and as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.[1]

References
  1. Crandall, K.A. (2010). "Troglocambarus maclanei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T153773A4543100. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T153773A4543100.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. "Troglocambarus maclanei". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  3. Horton H. Hobbs Jr. (1942). "A generic revision of the crayfishes of the subfamily Cambarinae (Decapoda, Astacidae) with the description of a new genus and species". American Midland Naturalist. The University of Notre Dame. 28 (2): 334–357. doi:10.2307/2420820. JSTOR 2420820.
  4. James W. Fetzner Jr. (December 6, 2006). "Troglocambarus maclanei Hobbs, 1942". Crayfish Taxon Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
  5. Keith A. Crandall; James W. Fetzner Jr. & Horton H. Hobbs Jr. (January 1, 2001). "Cambarinae". Tree of Life Web Project.
  6. Keith A. Crandall; James W. Fetzner Jr. & Horton H. Hobbs Jr. (January 1, 2001). "Troglocambarus". Tree of Life Web Project.
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