Orconectes inermis, the Northern cave crayfish, is a troglomorphic freshwater crayfish native to Kentucky and Indiana in the United States.[1][2]

Northern cave crayfish

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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Orconectes
Species:
O. inermis
Binomial name
Orconectes inermis
(Cope, 1872)

There are two sub-species described;

The two sub-species are known to form intergrades in the range where they overlap.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Adams, S.; Schuster, G.A. & Taylor, C.A. (2010). "Orconectes inermis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T62026A12578263. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T62026A12578263.en. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Orconectes inermis". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 19 February 2023.

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