Caecidotea barri

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Caecidotea barri
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Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe) [2]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Isopoda
Family: Asellidae
Genus: Caecidotea
Species:
C. barri
Binomial name
Caecidotea barri
(Steeves, 1965)

Caecidotea barri, commonly known as the Clifton Cave isopod, [2] [3] is a species of crustacean in the family Asellidae. It is endemic to Kentucky [2] in the United States.

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References

  1. Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Caecidotea barri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T3446A9863250. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T3446A9863250.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Caecidotea barri". NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe . Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  3. "Clifton Cave isopod (Caecidotea barri)". ECOS Environmental Conservation Online System. Retrieved 14 December 2017.