Procambarus delicatus Hobbs & Franz, 1986
Big-cheeked cave crayfish
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1976 or 1986 (Crandall & Cordeiro, 2010)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct)
Distribution
Ocala National Forest, Lake County, Florida, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Hobbs, Horton H. Jr and Franz, R. (1986). New Troglobitic Crayfish with Comments on its Relationship to Epigean and Other Hypogean Crayfishes of Florida. Journal of Crustacean Biology 6(3): 509-519.
Other references:
Bisby, F. A., Ruggiero, M. A., Wilson, K. L., Cachuela-Palacio, M., Kimani, S. W., Roskov, Y. R., Soulier-Perkins, A. and van Hertum, J. (2005). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2005 Annual Checklist. CD-ROM; Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Crandall, K. A. and Cordeiro, J. (2010). Procambarus delicatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T18196A7774195. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T18196A7774195.en. Downloaded on 25 December 2015.
Relyea, K., Blody, D. and Bankowski, K. (1976). A Florida troglobitic crayfish: biogeographic implications. Florida Scientist 39: 71 - 72.
Taylor, C. A., Schuster, G. A., Cooper, J. E., DiStefano, R. J., Eversole, A. G., Hamr, P., Hobbs, H. H. III, Robison, H. W., Skelton, C. E. and Thoma, R. F. (2007). A reassessment of the conservation status of crayfishes of the United States and Canada after 10+ years of increased awareness. Fisheries 32(8): 371-389.
WoRMS (2021). Procambarus delicatus H.H.Jr. Hobbs & Franz, 1986. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=885409 on 2021-10-31