Troglocambarus
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| Genus: | Troglocambarus |
| Species: | T. maclanei
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| Troglocambarus maclanei Hobbs, 1942
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Troglocambarus is a monotypic genus of troglobitic crayfish, endemic to Florida.[3] Troglocambarus maclanei is found underground in Hernando, Marion, Alachua, Columbia, Gilchrist and Suwanee counties,[4] and is named after Mr. William A. McLane who first collected it.[2]
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 and spends most of its life upside-down, hanging from the ceiling of a cave. It is distinguished from other genera by the great enlargement of the third maxillipeds.[2] It is unknown what T. maclanei feeds on.[4]
Troglocambarus maclanei is listed as "imperiled" by NatureServe,[4] and as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c 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. 28 (2). The University of Notre Dame: 334–357. doi:10.2307/2420820. JSTOR 2420820.
- ^ James W. Fetzner Jr. (December 6, 2006). "Troglocambarus maclanei Hobbs, 1942". Crayfish Taxon Browser. Carnegie Museum of Natural History.
- ^ a b c "Troglocambarus maclanei - Hobbs, 1942". NatureServe Explorer. July 8, 2007.
- ^ Keith A. Crandall; James W. Fetzner Jr.; Horton H. Hobbs Jr. (January 1, 2001). "Cambarinae". Tree of Life Web Project.
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