Palaemonetes_antrorum

<i>Palaemon antrorum</i>

Palaemon antrorum

Species of crustacean

Palaemon antrorum, also known as the Balcones cave shrimp and the Texas cave shrimp, is a species of palaemonid shrimp endemic to Texas.[2][3] It is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List,[1] and as a Species of Concern by the United States Endangered Species Act.[3]

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The species' type locality is an artesian well on what is now the campus of Texas State University–San Marcos in San Marcos, Texas.[4] It has also been reported from Edwards Aquifer west to Uvalde County.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    De Grave, S.; Rogers, C. (2013). "Palaemonetes antrorum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T15885A788902. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T15885A788902.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. [2]
    "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Palaemon antrorum (Benedict, 1896)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-06-17.
  3. [3]
    "Texas cave shrimp (Palaemonetes antrorum) species profile". Environmental Conservation Online System. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. October 19, 2010.
  4. [4]
    James Thomas Collins (1998). A phylogenetic study of the shrimp genus Palaemonetes Heller, 1869 from North America (Crustacea: Decapoda) (PDF) (Doctor of Philosophy thesis). Texas Tech University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
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