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Cave Biology Data Portal
Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaCrustaceaMalacostracaIsopodaAsellidae

Genus Lirceus
Rafinesque, 1820

Species in this portal
7
Ecological class
All stygobiont
Realm
Aquatic
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Virginia
Karst regions
Appalachians
Conservation
2 of 3 ranked G1 or G2; 1 federally listed

Species in this portal

Species Common name Class Status States Karst regions
Lirceus bisetus Lewis & Lewis, 2023 Stygobiont VA Appalachians
Lirceus culveri Estes & Holsinger, 1976 Rye Cove Cave Isopod Stygobiont G1 VU VA Appalachians
Lirceus holsingeri Lewis & Lewis, 2023 Stygobiont VA Appalachians
Lirceus littonensis Lewis & Lewis, 2023 Stygobiont VA Appalachians
Lirceus orndorffi Lewis & Lewis, 2023 Stygobiont VA Appalachians
Lirceus usdagalun Holsinger & Bowman, 1973 Lee County Cave Isopod Stygobiont G1 EN ESA VA Appalachians
Lirceus zigleri Lewis & Lewis, 2023 Stygobiont GNR VA Appalachians

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
7PBR3
GBIF
2206162
ITIS
92666
iNaturalist
89565
NCBI Taxonomy
155702

Cave Biology Data Portal

Species accounts, distributions, and conservation status for the subterranean fauna of North America and around the globe, with resources for the cave and karst research community.

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