Palaemonetes antrorum
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Palaemonetes antrorum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Decapoda |
Infraorder: | Caridea |
Family: | Palaemonidae |
Genus: | Palaemonetes |
Species: | P. antrorum
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Binomial name | |
Palaemonetes antrorum J. E. Benedict, 1896
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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]
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]
See also
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "Texas cave shrimp (Palaemonetes antrorum) species profile". Environmental Conservation Online System. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. October 19, 2010.
- ^ a b 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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