Lirceus culveri | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Isopoda |
Family: | Asellidae |
Genus: | Lirceus |
Species: | L. culveri
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Binomial name | |
Lirceus culveri Estes & Holsinger, 1976
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Lirceus culveri, the Rye Cove cave isopod, is a species of isopod in the family Asellidae. It is endemic to McDavids Cave in Scott County, Virginia [2] in the United States. [3] [4] [1]
The IUCN conservation status of Lirceus culveri is "VU", vulnerable. The species faces a high risk of endangerment in the medium term. The IUCN status was reviewed in 1996. [1]