Species Profile
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Illinois Cave amphipod (Gammarus acherondytes)

Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Gammaridae

Listing Status:   

Lead Region:  Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region (Region 3)
Date Listed: Sep 3, 1998

  • States/US Territories in which the Illinois Cave amphipod is known to occur:  Illinois

» Federal Register Documents

Most Recent Federal Register Documents (Showing 5 of 19 : view all)
Date Citation Page Title
04/22/2008 73 FR 21643 21645 Notice of initiation of review; request for information on seven listed midwestern species
10/11/2002 67 FR 63442 63443 Notice of Availability of the Approved Recovery Plan for the Illinois Cave Amphipod (Gammarus acherondytes)
08/05/2002 67 FR 50688 50689 Notice of Availability of the Illinois Cave Amphipod (Gammarus acherondytes) Draft Recovery Plan for Review and Comment
09/03/1998 63 FR 46900 46910 ETWP; Final Rule To List the Illinois Cave Amphipod as Endangered
09/19/1997 62 FR 49397 Review of Plant and Animal Taxa

» Recovery

Recovery Plan Information Search
Current Recovery Plan(s)
Date Title Plan Action Status Plan Status
09/20/2002 Illinois Cave Amphipod (Gammarus acherondytes) Recovery Plan View Implementation Progress Final
Other Recovery Documents (Showing 3 of 3 )
Date Citation Page Title Document Type
04/22/2008 73 FR 21643 21645 Notice of initiation of review; request for information on seven listed midwestern species
  • Notice 5-year Review, Initiation
  • 10/11/2002 67 FR 63442 63443 Notice of Availability of the Approved Recovery Plan for the Illinois Cave Amphipod (Gammarus acherondytes)
  • Notice Final Recovery Plan Availability
  • 08/05/2002 67 FR 50688 50689 Notice of Availability of the Illinois Cave Amphipod (Gammarus acherondytes) Draft Recovery Plan for Review and Comment
  • Notice Draft Recovery Plan Availability
  • » Critical Habitat

    No critical habitat rules have been published for the Illinois Cave amphipod.

    » Conservation Plans

    No conservation plans have been created for Illinois Cave amphipod

    » Petitions

    Most Recent Petition Findings (Showing 1 of 1 )
    Date Citation Page Title Finding
    01/20/1984 49 FR 2485 2488 Findings on Pending Petitions & Description of Progress on Listing Actions; 49 FR 2485-2488
  • Notice 12 month petition finding, Warranted but precluded
  • » Life History

    No Life History information has been entered into this system for this species.

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    Last updated: November 22, 2009