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Orconectes inermis testii

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Subspecies of crayfish

Orconectes inermis testii
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Orconectes
Species: O. inermis
Subspecies: O. i. testii
Trinomial name
Orconectes inermis testii
(Hay, 1891)

Orconectes inermis testii, known as the unarmed crayfish, is one of two subspecies of the northern cave crayfish (Orconectes inermis), along with Orconectes inermis inermis.

Distribution

It is endemic to Monroe County, Indiana in the United States, where it interbreeds to form intergrades with O. i. inermis.

References

  1. ^ American Fisheries Society Endangered Species Committee (1996). "Orconectes inermis ssp. testii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T15444A4586259. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15444A4586259.en. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Orconectes inermis testii". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Orconectes inermis testii
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