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]
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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: | Troglocambarus Hobbs, 1942 [3] |
| Species: | T. maclanei
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| Binomial name | |
| Troglocambarus maclanei Hobbs, 1942
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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
edit- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c d e "Troglocambarus maclanei". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Keith A. Crandall; James W. Fetzner Jr. & Horton H. Hobbs Jr. (January 1, 2001). "Cambarinae". Tree of Life Web Project.
- ^ Keith A. Crandall; James W. Fetzner Jr. & Horton H. Hobbs Jr. (January 1, 2001). "Troglocambarus". Tree of Life Web Project.