07-21-2003, 12:49 AM
[left][font "Arial"][size 2]Alabama has a tremendous diversity of organisms.
* Alabama has more species of mussels, snails and crayfish than any other state.
* Alabama ranks second in the nation in number of freshwater fish species.
* Alabama waters contain:
- 61% of nation's mussels, 7 species found only in Alabama
- 38% of the nation's fish, 11 species found only in Alabama
- 49% of the nation's turtles, 1 species found only in Alabama
- 43% of the nation's aquatic snails, 106 species found only in Alabama
* More than 4000 vascular plant species, 4th most diverse in nation
* 20 plant species are found only in Alabama
*Alabama's rarest fish may be the Alabama cavefish found in [url "http://keycave.fws.gov/index.html"][#008000]Key Cave[/#008000][/url] in Lauderdale County.[/size][/font][/left]
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* Alabama has more species of mussels, snails and crayfish than any other state.
* Alabama ranks second in the nation in number of freshwater fish species.
* Alabama waters contain:
- 61% of nation's mussels, 7 species found only in Alabama
- 38% of the nation's fish, 11 species found only in Alabama
- 49% of the nation's turtles, 1 species found only in Alabama
- 43% of the nation's aquatic snails, 106 species found only in Alabama
* More than 4000 vascular plant species, 4th most diverse in nation
* 20 plant species are found only in Alabama
*Alabama's rarest fish may be the Alabama cavefish found in [url "http://keycave.fws.gov/index.html"][#008000]Key Cave[/#008000][/url] in Lauderdale County.[/size][/font][/left]
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