Palaemonetes antrorum
Palaemonetes antrorum, also known as the Balcones cave shrimp and the Texas cave shrimp, is a species of palaemonid shrimp endemic to Texas.[2] It is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List,[1] and as a Species of Concern by the United States Endangered Species Act.[2]
| Palaemonetes antrorum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Family: | Palaemonidae |
| Genus: | Palaemonetes |
| Species: | P. antrorum |
| Binomial name | |
| Palaemonetes antrorum J. E. Benedict, 1896 | |
The species' type locality is an artesian well on what is now the campus of Texas State University–San Marcos in San Marcos, Texas.[3] It has also been reported from Edwards Aquifer west to Uvalde County.[3]
References
- De Grave, S.; Rogers, C. (2013). "Palaemonetes antrorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T15885A788902. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T15885A788902.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "Texas cave shrimp (Palaemonetes antrorum) species profile". Environmental Conservation Online System. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. October 19, 2010.
- James Thomas Collins (1998). A phylogenetic study of the shrimp genus Palaemonetes Heller, 1869 from North America (Crustacea: Decapoda) (PDF) (Doctor of Philosophy thesis). Texas Tech University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
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