Asellidae

Asellidae
Asellus aquaticus
Scientific classification
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]

• 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 Henry & Magniez, 1977
• Lirceolus Bowman & Longley, 1976
• Lirceus Rafinesque, 1820
• Nipponasellus Matsumoto, 1962
• Phreatoasellus Matsumoto, 1962
• Proasellus Dudich, 1925
• Remasellus Bowman & Sket, 1985
• Salmasellus Bowman, 1975
• Sibirasellus Henry & Magniez, 1993
• Stygasellus Chappuis, 1943
• Synasellus Braga, 1944
• Uenasellus Matsumoto, 1962

References

1. 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.