University of Alabama-Huntsville: Small, Rare Crayfish Thought Extinct Is Rediscovered in Cave in Huntsville City Limits
June 02, 2022
June 02, 2022
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, June 2 (TNSjou) -- The University of Alabama issued the following news:
By Jim Steele
A small, rare crayfish thought to be extinct for 30 years has been rediscovered in a cave in the City of Huntsville in northern Alabama by a team led by an assistant professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).
Dr. Matthew L. Niemiller's team found individuals of the Shelta Cave Crayfish, known scientifically as Orconectes sheltae, . . .
By Jim Steele
A small, rare crayfish thought to be extinct for 30 years has been rediscovered in a cave in the City of Huntsville in northern Alabama by a team led by an assistant professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH).
Dr. Matthew L. Niemiller's team found individuals of the Shelta Cave Crayfish, known scientifically as Orconectes sheltae, . . .