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Palaemonias ganteri Hay, 1902

Kentucky cave shrimp

 

 

Taxonomy & Nomenclature

 

 

Conservation Status

Rediscovered in 1979

 

IUCN RedList status: Vulnerable

 

Distribution

Kentucky, USA

 

Biology & Ecology

 

 

Hypodigm

 

 

Media

 

 

References

Original scientific description:

Hay, W. P. (1902). Observations on the crustacean fauna of the region about Mammoth Cave, Kentucky. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 25: 223-236.

 

Other references:

Anon. 2010. Kentucky cave shrimp (Palaemonias ganteri). 5-year review: summary and evaluation. US Fish and Wildlife Service, Frankfort, Kentucky.

De Grave, S. & Rogers, C. 2013. Palaemonias ganteri. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T15888A788947. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T15888A788947.en. Downloaded on 29 November 2017.

Slone, T. and Wethington, T. 2001. Kentucky's threatened and endangered species. Kentucky Depratment of Fish and Wildlife Resources, Frankfort.

http://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/22945/palaemonias-ganteri

 

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