Palaemonetes antrorum
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P. antrorum
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| Palaemonetes antrorum J. E. Benedict, 1896
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Palaemonetes antrorum, also known as the Balcones cave shrimp and the Texas cave shrimp, is a species of palaemonid shrimp endemic to Texas.[1] It is listed as an endangered species on the IUCN Red List,[2] and as a Species of Concern by the United States Endangered Species Act.[1]
The species' type locality is an artesian well on what is now the campus of Texas State University–San Marcos in San Marcos, Texas.[3] It has also been reported from the Edwards Aquifer west to Uvalde County.[3]
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| External identifiers for Palaemonetes antrorum | |
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| Encyclopedia of Life | 317501 |
| ITIS | 96403 |
| Also found in: SeaLifeBase, ARKive | |
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