Subterranean reproduction of the Ringed Crayfish, Orconectes neglectus Faxon 1885 (Astacoidea: Cambaridae) within an Ozark Highlands cave in Oklahoma, USA
Abstract
We report the observation of a female Ringed Crayfish (Orconectes neglectus) in berry from January-Stansberry Cave, Delaware Co., Oklahoma, USA.
Keywords
Astacoidea, Cambaridae; Orconectes neglectus; life cycle; berry; eggs; reproduction; subterranean ecology
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PDFDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5563/spbn.v5i0.55