Orconectes barri, the Cumberland Plateau cave crayfish,[2] is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is native to Kentucky and Tennessee in the United States,[1][2] where it is found in nine caves on the Cumberland Plateau.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Family: | Cambaridae |
| Genus: | Orconectes |
| Species: | O. barri
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| Binomial name | |
| Orconectes barri | |
References
edit- ^ a b Schuster, G.A.; Adams, S. & Taylor, C.A. (2010). "Orconectes barri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154020A4577507. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T154020A4577507.en. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Orconectes barri". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ Buhay, J.E. & K.A. Crandall (2008). "Taxonomic revision of cave crayfishes in the genus Orconectes, subgenus Orconectes (Decapoda: Cambaridae) along the Cumberland Plateau, including a description of a new species, Orconectes barri". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 28 (1): 57-67. doi:10.1651/07-2827R.1. S2CID 10326776.
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