The Madison Cave isopod is an eyeless, unpigmented, freshwater crustacean. It belongs to a family that consists of mostly marine species and a small number of freshwater species. The …

Antrolana lira, also known as The Madison Cave isopod, is a freshwater, cave-dwelling crustacean species. It is in the family Cirolanidae and it is the only species of its genus …

The Madison Cave isopod is found in fooded limestone caves beneath the Great Valley of Virginia and West Virginia where it swims freely through calcite-saturated waters of deep karst …

The Madison Cave isopod inhabits underground lakes and deep karst aquifers where it lives in the groundwater. It has been observed in a few caves that descend to the groundwater table. …

MADISON CAVE ISOPOD (Antrolana lira) RECOVERY PLAN U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Hadley, Massachusetts

Sep 24, 2024 · Back, side, and belly views of the Madison Cave isopod. The Madison Cave isopod is found in 52-57°F flooded limestone caves beneath the Great Valley of Virginia and …

The Madison Cave Isopod (Antrolana lira) - A blind, free-swimming crustacean known only from the limestone aquifers of the Great Valley of Virginia and West Virginia - Range extends from …

The Madison Cave isopod, a crustacean that only grows to the size of a paperclip, was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1982. Since this isopod’s family is more …

Jun 15, 2020 · This isopod is in good, if equally rare, company at the Cave Hill site, which state scientists consider to be a “biological hotspot.” The caves are home to six globally rare …

The Madison Cave isopod is endemic to Madison Cave and the nearby Stegers Fissure (Augusta County), Virginia, as well as Front Royal Caverns and Linville Quarry Cave No. 3. This isopod …