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Kentucky cave shrimp

Kentucky cave shrimp
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The Kentucky cave shrimp (Palaemonias ganteri) is a species of shrimp that belongs to the family Atyidae. This species can be found in the caves of the U.S state of Kentucky. It closely resembles one closest relative, the Alabama cave shrimp (Palaemonias alabamae). It is eyeless and its shell has no pigment meaning that this species is nearly transparent. It was described in the year 1901 by William Perry Hay, an American zoologist known for his work with crayfish and reptiles.

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