Asellidae

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Asellidae
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Asellus aquaticus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Asellota
Superfamily: Aselloidea
Family: Asellidae
Rafinesque, 1815 [1]
Latreille, 1802 [2]

The Asellidae are a family of isopod crustaceans, [1] one of the largest families of freshwater isopods, living in both epigean and hypogean habitats in North America and Europe. [3]

Genera

The family includes 19 genera: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD (eds.). "Asellidae Rafinesque, 1815". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Asellidae Latreille, 1802". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Asellidae". FreshwaterLife. December 14, 2006. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012.


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