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Antrolana lira

Bowman, 1964

Madison Cave Isopod

G3Vulnerable (G2G4) Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

G3VulnerableGlobal Rank

VulnerableIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.116157

Element CodeICMAL04010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal

IUCNVulnerable

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumArthropoda

ClassMalacostraca

OrderIsopoda

FamilyCirolanidae

GenusAntrolana

Concept Reference

Bowman, T.E. 1964. Antrolana lira, a new genus and species of troglobitic cirolanid isopod from Madison Cave, Virginia. Int. J. Speleol. 1: NB.:Plates 50-57, pp. 229-236.

Conservation Status

Review Date2002-08-21

Change Date2002-08-21

Edition Date2004-05-04

Edition AuthorsCordeiro, J.

Range Extent Comments

Currently only known from West Virginia and Virginia caves.

Ecology & Habitat

Description

Albinistic; eyeless. Body flattened with anterior margin of head projecting as shelf beyond bases of both antennae. Pereiopods 1-3 prehensile, 4-7 ambulatory; exopod of pleopod 2, and endopods of pleopod 3-5 1-segmented.

Diagnostic Characteristics

The combination of prehensile pereiopods 2 & 3 with a 1-segmented exopod of pleopod 2 serve to distinguish this species.

Habitat

Inhabits deep, subterranean lakes within one cave in the Cave Hill aquifer. with silt and talus bottoms

Ecology

No data beyond description of cave and pools.

Reproduction

No data.

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN3

Province	Rank	Native
West Virginia	S1	Yes
Virginia	S2	Yes

Roadless Areas (1)

Virginia (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Southern Massanutten	George Washington National Forest	11,985

References (3)

Bowman, T.E. 1964. <i>Antrolana lira</i>, a new genus and species of troglobitic cirolanid isopod from Madison Cave, Virginia. Int. J. Speleol. 1: NB.:Plates 50-57, pp. 229-236.
McLaughlin, P. A., D. K. Camp, M. V. Angel, E. L. Bousfield, P. Brunel, R. C. Brusca, D. Cadien, A. C. Cohen, K. Conlan, L. G. Eldredge, D. L. Felder, J. W. Goy, T. Haney, B. Hann, R. W. Heard, E. A. Hendrycks, H. H. Hobbs III, J. R. Holsinger, B. Kensley, D. R. Laubitz, S. E. LeCroy, R. Lemaitre, R. F. Maddocks, J. W. Martin, P. Mikkelsen, E. Nelson, W. A. Newman, R. M. Overstreet, W. J. Poly, W. W. Price, J. W. Reid, A. Robertson, D. C. Rogers, A. Ross, M. Schotte, F. Schram, C. Shih, L. Watling, G. D. F. Wilson, and D. D. Turgeon. 2005. Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31. 545 pp.
Wells, S.M., R.M. Pyle, and N.M. Collins. 1983. The IUCN Invertebrate Red Data Book. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. 632 pp.