Lirceus usdagalun
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Superorder: | Peracarida |
Order: | Isopoda |
Family: | Asellidae |
Genus: | Lirceus |
Species: | L. usdagalun
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Binomial name | |
Lirceus usdagalun Holsinger and Bowman, 1973
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Lirceus usdagalun is a rare species of crustacean known by the common name Lee County cave isopod. It is endemic to Virginia in the United States, where it is known from a single network of karst cave systems in Lee County. It is threatened by a number of processes. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States,[2][3] and is assessed as "endangered" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.[4]
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This organism is endemic to The Cedars, a cave region in the
The isopod lives underwater on rocks and gravel in caves. It is associated with other cave organisms, including the isopod
References
- ^ a b NatureServe (5 May 2023). "Lirceus usdagalun". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Lee County cave isopod (Lirceus usdagalun)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ a b c USFWS (20 November 1992). "ETWP; Determination of Endangered Status for the Lee County Cave Isopod (Lirceus usdagalun)". Federal Register. 57 (225): 54722–54726. 57 FR 54722
- . Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ a b USFWS. Lirceus usdagalun Recovery Plan. September 30, 1997.
- ^ USFWS. Lirceus usdagalun Five-year Review. September 2008.