Lirceus

Lirceus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Asellidae
Genus: Lirceus
Rafinesque, 1820 [1]
Type species
Lirceus fontinalis
Rafinesque, 1820

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.

References

  1. ^ a b Leslie Hubricht & J. G. Mackin (1949). "The freshwater isopods of the genus Lirceus (Asellota, Asellidae)". American Midland Naturalist 42 (2): 334–349. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2422012. 
  2. ^ Marilyn Schotte (2009). "Lirceus Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1820". In M. Schotte, C. B. Boyko, N. L. Bruce, G. C. B. Poore, S. Taiti & G. D. F. Wilson. World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=248910. Retrieved April 12, 2010. 
  3. ^ Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (2005). "Virginia's Northern Ridge and Valley" (PDF). Virginia's comprehensive wildlife conservation strategy. Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. http://bewildvirginia.org/wildlife-action-plan/chapter-7.pdf. 
  4. ^ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Lirceus culveri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/12120. Retrieved April 12, 2010. 
  5. ^ John Holsinger & Wil Orndorff (Summer 2008). "Lee County Cave Isopod (Lirceus usdagulun). 5-Year Review: Summary and Evaluation" (PDF). United States Fish and Wildlife Service. http://www.fws.gov/northeast/endangered/PDF/LeeCountyCaveIsopod.pdf. 
  6. ^ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Lirceus usdagalun". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/12121. Retrieved April 12, 2010.