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]

Antrolana
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
  1. "Madison Cave Isopod, Antrolana lira" (PDF). United States Fish and Wildlife Service. August 2009. Retrieved June 18, 2011.
  2. 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.
  3. "Madison Cave isopod (Antrolana lira) species profile". Environmental Conservation Online System. United States Fish and Wildlife Service. June 18, 2011.
  4. 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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