Biology:Orconectes inermis testii

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Short description: Subspecies of crayfish

Orconectes inermis testii

Vulnerable (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Family: Cambaridae
Genus: Orconectes
Species:
Subspecies:
O. i. testii
Trinomial name
Orconectes inermis testii
(Hay, 1891)

Orconectes inermis testii, known as the unarmed crayfish,[1][2] 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.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q12746413 entry