Orconectes packardi, the Appalachian cave crayfish,[2] is a species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Kentucky,[1][2] where it is found in 16 caves in four southeastern counties in the Cumberland River basin.[2]
| Orconectes packardi | |
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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. packardi
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| Binomial name | |
| Orconectes packardi Rhoades, 1944
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| Synonyms | |
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Orconectes australis ssp. packardi | |
Formerly a subspecies of O. australis, it was raised to species status by Buhay and Crandall in 2008.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Crandall, K.A. & Buhay, J. (2010). "Orconectes packardi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T15443A4586144. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T15443A4586144.en. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Orconectes packardi". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
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