''Lirceus culveri'', the Rye Cove cave isopod, is a species of isopod in the family

Asellidae The Asellidae are a family (biology), family of Isopoda, isopod crustaceans, one of the largest families of fresh water, freshwater isopods, living in both epigean and hypogean habitats in North America and Europe. Genera The family includes 19 ...

. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to McDavids Cave in

Scott County, Virginia Scott County is a county located in the far southwestern part of the U.S. state of Virginia, on the border with Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,576. Its county seat is Gate City. Scott County was formed by an act of ...

in the United States. 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.

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Isopoda Articles created by Qbugbot Crustaceans described in 1976 Endemic crustaceans of the United States Endemic fauna of Virginia Cave crustaceans {{isopod-stub