Procambarus lucifugus alachua

Procambarus lucifugus alachua, known as the Alachua light-fleeing cave crayfish,^[2] is one of two subspecies of the vampire crayfish (Procambarus lucifugus), along with Procambarus lucifugus lucifugus. It is distinct from P. l. lucifugus due its eyespots.^[3]

Procambarus lucifugus alachua
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Suborder:	Pleocyemata
Family:	Cambaridae
Genus:	Procambarus
Species:	P. lucifugus
Subspecies:	P. l. alachua
Trinomial name
Procambarus lucifugus alachua Hobbs, 1940

Distribution

Procambarus lucifugus alachua is found in subterranean waters of two to three dozen caves, 11 of which are in Alachua or Gilchrist counties. It is also known to occur in caves in Marion County, Florida, where it interbreeds to form intergrades with P. l. lucifugus.^[2]