- Source: Orconectes pellucidus
Orconectes pellucidus, the Mammoth Cave crayfish, is a freshwater crayfish native to karst landscapes in Kentucky and Tennessee in the United States.
The common name refers to the Mammoth Cave National Park, however it also occurs outside of the park. An alternative common name, the eyeless crayfish refers to its troglomorphic adaptions to its subterranean habitat.
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- Orconectes pellucidus
- Orconectes
- Mammoth Cave National Park
- List of troglobites
- List of least concern arthropods
- IUCN Red List vulnerable species (Animalia)
- List of data deficient invertebrates
- List of vulnerable arthropods
- List of vulnerable invertebrates
