Lirceus Explained
Lirceus is a genus of isopod crustaceans in the family Asellidae that live in southern Canada and the eastern United States as far west as the Great Plains.[1] Of the 15 species in the genus,[2] two are listed as either endangered (EN) or vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List.
- Lirceus alabamae Hubricht & Mackin, 1949 – Alabama
- Lirceus bicuspidatus Hubricht & Mackin, 1949 – Arkansas
- Lirceus bidentatus Hubricht & Mackin, 1949 – Arkansas
- Lirceus brachyurus (Harger, 1876) – Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia
- Lirceus culveri Estes & Holsinger, 1976 – Virginia [3] [4]
- Lirceus fontinalis Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1820 – Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee
- Lirceus garmani Hubricht & Mackin, 1949 – Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Oklahoma
- Lirceus hargeri Hubricht & Mackin, 1949 – Tennessee, Virginia
- Lirceus hoppinae (Faxon, 1889) – Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma
- Lirceus lineatus (Say, 1818) – Canada, eastern United States
- Lirceus louisianae (Mackin & Hubricht, 1938) – Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana
- Lirceus megapodus Hubricht & Mackin, 1949 – Missouri
- Lirceus richardsonae Hubricht & Mackin, 1949 – Ohio
- Lirceus trilobus Hubricht & Mackin, 1949 – Oklahoma
- Lirceus usdagalun Holsinger & Bowman, 1973 – Virginia [5] [6]
Notes and References
- The freshwater isopods of the genus Lirceus (Asellota, Asellidae) . Leslie Hubricht . J. G. Mackin . amp . . 42 . 2 . 1949 . 334–349 . 2422012 . 10.2307/2422012.
- Web site: Marilyn Schotte . Lirceus Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1820 . M. Schotte . C. B. Boyko . N. L. Bruce . G. C. B. Poore . S. Taiti . G. D. F. Wilson . 2009 . World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database . . April 12, 2010.
- Book: Virginia's comprehensive wildlife conservation strategy . 2005 . . . Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries . Virginia's Northern Ridge and Valley . 2010-04-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101207021906/http://bewildvirginia.org/wildlife-action-plan/chapter-7.pdf . 2010-12-07 . dead .
- Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group . Lirceus culveri . 1996 . e.T12120A3322906 . 1996 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T12120A3322906.en . 27 December 2017.
- Web site: Lee County Cave Isopod (Lirceus usdagulun). 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation . . Summer 2008 . John Holsinger . Wil Orndorff . amp .
- Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group . Lirceus usdagalun . 1996 . e.T12121A3323005 . 1996 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T12121A3323005.en . 27 December 2017.
