Asellidae
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Asellidae | |
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Asellus aquaticus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Crustacea |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Superorder: | Peracarida |
Order: | Isopoda |
Suborder: | Asellota |
Superfamily: | Aselloidea |
Family: | Asellidae Latreille, 1802 [1] |
The Asellidae are a family of isopod crustaceans, one of the largest families of freshwater isopods, living in both epigean and hypogean habitats in North America and Europe.[2] The family includes these genera:[3]
- Asellus Geoffroy, 1762
- Baicalasellus Stammer, 1932
- Bragasellus Henry & Magniez, 1968
- Caecidotea Packard, 1871
- Calasellus Bowman, 1981
- Chthonasellus Argano & Messana, 1991
- Columbasellus Lewis, Martin & Wetzer, 2003
- Gallasellus
- Lirceolus Bowman & Longley, 1976
- Lirceus Rafinesque-Schmaltz, 1820
- Mancasellus Harger, 1876
- Nipponasellus Matsumoto, 1962
- Phreatoasellus Matsumoto, 1962
- Phreatosasellus Matsomoto, 1962
- Proasellus Dudich, 1925
- Psammasellus Braga, 1968
- Remasellus Bowman & Sket, 1985
- Salmasellus Bowman, 1975
- Sibirasellus Henry & Magniez, 1993
- Stygasellus Chappuis, 1943
- Synasellus Braga, 1944
- Uenasellus Matsumoto, 1962
References[edit]
- ^ "Asellidae Latreille, 1802". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- ^ "Asellidae". FreshwaterLife. December 14, 2006. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012.
- ^ Marilyn Schotte & George D. F. Wilson (2011). M. Schotte; C. B. Boyko; N. L. Bruce; G. C. B. Poore; S. Taiti & G. D. F. Wilson (eds.). "Asellidae". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
External links[edit]
Data related to Asellidae at Wikispecies