Educational resources on Kentucky Cave Shrimp

Kentucky Cave Shrimp or Palaemonias ganteri is listed on the IUCN Red list (1996) as Endangered due to B1+2c. IUCN Profile of the Kentucky Cave Shrimp

Academic web links for the Kentucky Cave Shrimp.

Kentucky's Flora and Fauna - Links
Kentucky Cave Shrimp; Information about Kentucky's crayfish: Crayfish Species Checklist; Crayfish Homepage; Information about Kentucky's mussels: Endangered mollusks (most found in
www.biology.eku.edu/kos/kyflorafauna.html

Researchpage
Historically, only two named species, the Kentucky Cave Shrimp (Palaemonias ganteri) and the Alabama cave shrimp (P. alabamae) were known from the southeastern United States.
www.public.iastate.edu/~kjroe/researchpage.html

ADW: Palaemonias ganteri: Classification
Palaemonias ganteri (kentucky cave shrimp) ...
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Palaemonias_ganteri.html

www.fhsu.edu
Kentucky cave shrimp (Palaemonias ganteri) 13: Kentucky cave shrimp (Palaemonias ganteri) 14: Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii) • Justification
www.fhsu.edu/biology/rchannell/Teaching/consbio/projects/2006/Blue/Sources%20and%20...

www.fhsu.edu
The Kentucky cave shrimp is endemic to Mammoth Cave/karst system. 15: Kentucky cave shrimp (Palaemonias ganteri ) 16: Bewick’s Wren (Thryomanes bewickii)
www.fhsu.edu/biology/rchannell/Teaching/consbio/projects/2006/Blue/Setting%20Targets.mht

Cave Fauna Conservation in North America
Distribution, habitat, and behavior of the Kentucky cave shrimp Palaemonias ganteri Hay. J. Crustacean Biol., 3:88-92. Lisowski, Edward A., R.A. Olson, W.R. Roy, and D.B. Thompson
www.utexas.edu/tmm/sponsored_sites/biospeleology/namcons.htm

MATC Downtown Learning Center On-Line GED/HSED
The caverns of Mammoth Cave National Park are also home to the endangered Kentucky cave shrimp, a sightless albino shrimp found in only three counties of Kentucky.
faculty.matcmadison.edu/jstickels/Reading%20Worksheets/Second%20Learning%20Plan/Summarize...

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Creosote compounds leaching from the walkway have contaminated the Echo River aquatic ecosystem, rendering the habitat unsuitable for the endangered Kentucky cave shrimp.
cesu.utk.edu/requests/view/?id=164

ADW: Palaemonias: Classification
... Palaemonias ganteri (kentucky cave shrimp)
animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/classification/Palaemonias.html

echo - April 2004 - A Natural Treasure
These animals include five mussel species, the Mammoth Cave shrimp—also called the Kentucky cave shrimp, and the grey bat.
bioweb.wku.edu/images/UGRBP.htm