Lirceus culveri

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Isopoda
Family: Asellidae
Genus: Lirceus
Species:
L. culveri
Binomial name
Lirceus culveri
Estes & Holsinger, 1976

Lirceus culveri, the Rye Cove cave isopod, is a species of isopod in the family Asellidae. It is endemic to McDavids Cave in Scott County, Virginia[2] in the United States.[3][4][1]

The IUCN conservation status of Lirceus culveri is "VU", vulnerable. The species faces a high risk of endangerment in the medium term. The IUCN status was reviewed in 1996.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Lirceus culveri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T12120A3322906. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T12120A3322906.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Lirceus culveri". NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
  3. "Lirceus culveri". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  4. "Lirceus culveri". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2020-01-25.


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