''Procambarus leitheuseri'', sometimes called the Coastal Lowland cave crayfish, is a
species of
troglobite crayfish
Crayfish are freshwater crustaceans belonging to the clade Astacidea, which also contains lobsters. In some locations, they are also known as crawfish, craydids, crawdaddies, crawdads, freshwater lobsters, mountain lobsters, rock lobsters, mu ...
in the
family Cambaridae.
It is
endemic to
Hernando and
Pasco counties,
Florida and is listed as an
endangered species
An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching and inv ...
on the
IUCN Red List.
References
Cambaridae
Endemic fauna of Florida
Freshwater crustaceans of North America
Cave crayfish
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Crustaceans described in 1983
Taxa named by Horton H. Hobbs Jr.
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