''Cambarus veitchorum'', the White Spring cave crayfish, is a small, freshwater

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in the United States. It is a cave-dwelling species known from only one cave, the White Spring Cave. It is considered Critically Endangered (Possibly Extinct) by the

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, having not been seen since 1968. A survey carried out in 2007 of its home cave and 26 other caves failed to find any specimens.

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Cambaridae Cave crayfish Freshwater crustaceans of North America Crustaceans described in 1997 Endemic fauna of Alabama {{crayfish-stub