Global InformationAntrolana information
| Antrolana | |
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Conservation status
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 Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
 Vulnerable (NatureServe)[2] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Cirolanidae |
| Genus: | Antrolana Bowman, 1964 |
| Species: | A. lira
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| Binomial name | |
| Antrolana lira Bowman, 1964
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The Madison Cave isopod, Antrolana lira, is a freshwater, cave-dwelling crustacean species. It is in the family Cirolanidae and it is the only species of its genus Antrolana. This isopod can be found in flooded limestone caves and karst aquifers throughout the Great Appalachian Valley of Virginia and West Virginia.[3] The Madison Cave isopod has been listed as a vulnerable species on the IUCN Red List since 1983[1] and as a threatened species under the United States Endangered Species Act since 1982.[4] The species was named after the cave in which it was first discovered, Madison Saltpetre Cave.[5] Very little is known about the life history and behavior of the Madison Cave isopod.
- ^ a b 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 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Antrolana lira". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Madison Cave Isopod, Antrolana lira" (PDF). United States Fish and Wildlife Service. October 2010. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ “Listing the Madison Cave Isopod as Threatened Species” (PDF). United States Fish and Wildlife Service. October 1982. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- ^ “Madison Cave Isopod (Antrolana lira) Recovery Plan” (PDF). United States Fish and Wildlife Service. September 1996. Retrieved 2022-04-13.