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
ProvinceRankNative
West VirginiaS1Yes
VirginiaS2Yes
Roadless Areas (1)
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
References (3)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Wells, S.M., R.M. Pyle, and N.M. Collins. 1983. The IUCN Invertebrate Red Data Book. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. 632 pp.