Antrolana
Antrolana lira is a species of crustacean in family Cirolanidae, the only species in the genus Antrolana. It is an unpigmented troglobite with no eyes, reaching a maximum length of 0.7 inches (18 mm).[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Cirolanidae |
| Genus: | Antrolana Bowman, 1964 |
| Species: | A. lira |
| Binomial name | |
| Antrolana lira Bowman, 1964 | |
Antrolana lira is endemic to the Great Appalachian Valley in Virginia and West Virginia, where it "swims freely through calcite-saturated waters of deep karst aquifers".[1] Its range extends over 200 miles (320 km), from Lexington, Virginia to Charles Town, West Virginia.[1]
Antrolana lira is listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List,[2] and as a threatened species under the United States Endangered Species Act.[3][4]
References
- "Madison Cave Isopod, Antrolana lira" (PDF). United States Fish and Wildlife Service. August 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
- Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Antrolana lira". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T1787A7598662. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T1787A7598662.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- "Madison Cave isopod (Antrolana lira) species profile". Environmental Conservation Online System. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. June 18, 2011.
- United States Fish, Wildlife Service (1982). "Endangered and threatened wildlife and plants: listing the Madison Cave isopod as a threatened species" (PDF). Federal Register. 45 (192): 43699–43700. 50 CFR Part 17.
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