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Taxonomy of Family Asellidae Latreille, 1802
Freshwater Isopods, Hoglouse, Water slaters


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
1033
12148
92586
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
995
11546
91261
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
562
6179
46428
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
189
2478
21445
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Asellota
Latreille, 1802
36
642
5894
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Aselloidea
Latreille, 1802
3
300
2954
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyAsellidae
Latreille, 1802
Freshwater Isopods, Hoglouse, Water slaters
37
789
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Asellidae Latreille, 1802
GenusArctasellus
Geoffroy, 1762
  ⇒ Asellus
0Species
GenusAsellopsis
Harger, 1874
0Species
GenusAsellus
Geoffroy, 1762
Indet. Waterlouse
232Species
GenusAsselus
1Species
GenusBaicalasellus
Stammer, 1932
5Species
GenusBaikaloasellus
0Species
GenusBowmanasellus
Lewis, 2008
0Species
GenusBragasellus
Henry & Magniez, 1968
25Species
GenusCaecidotea
Packard, 1871
Cave Obligate Isopods
130Species
GenusCaesidotea
Eigenmann, 1900
  ⇒ Caecidotea
0Species
GenusCalasellus
Bowman, 1981
2Species
GenusCecidotaea
Packard & Cope, 1881
  ⇒ Caecidotea
0Species
GenusChthonasellus
Argano & Messana, 1991
1Species
GenusCoecidotea
Bovallius, 1886
  ⇒ Caecidotea
0Species
GenusColumbasellus
Lewis, Martin & Wetzer, 2003
1Species
GenusConasellus
Stammer, 1932
40Species
GenusGallasellus
Henry & Magniez, 1977
1Species
GenusLirceolus
Bowman & Longley, 1976
6Species
GenusLirceus
Rafinesque, 1762
22Species
GenusLyrceus
Agassiz, 1846
  ⇒ Lirceus
0Species
GenusMancasellus
Harger, 1876
  ⇒ Lirceus
9Species
GenusMesoasellus
Birstein, 1939
0Species
GenusNipponasellus
Matsumoto, 1962
5Species
GenusOregonasellus
Lewis, 2008
1Species
GenusPhreatoasellus
Matsumoto, 1962
9Species
GenusPhreatosasellus
Matsomoto, 1962
1Species
GenusProasellus
Dudich, 1925
211Species
GenusPsammasellus
Braga, 1968
  ⇒ Synasellus
1Species
GenusPseudobaicalasellus
Henry & Magniez, 1968
1Species
GenusPseudobaicasellus
3Species
GenusRemasellus
Bowman & Sket, 1985
1Species
GenusSalmasellus
Bowman, 1975
2Species
GenusSibirasellus
Henry & Magniez, 1993
2Species
GenusStygasellus
Chappuis, 1943
1Species
GenusStygonectes
Friese, 1911
  ⇒ Stygasellus
37Species
GenusSynasellus
Braga, 1944
38Species
GenusUenasellus
Matsumoto, 1962
1Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Asellidae
GermanWasserasseln
EnglishFreshwater Isopods, Hoglouse, Water slaters
SwedishSötvattensgråsuggor


Distribution and Species lists of Asellidae Latreille, 1802
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Algeria
1 Genus  12 Species
Argentina
4 Genera  9 Species
Australia
4 Genera  5 Species
Austria
4 Genera  10 Species
Belgium
4 Genera  12 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 Genera  6 Species
Bulgaria
1 Genus  1 Species
Canada
8 Genera  17 Species
China
3 Genera  6 Species
Colombia
3 Genera  6 Species
Croatia
2 Genera  8 Species
Cyprus
1 Genus  1 Species
Czech Republic
2 Genera  3 Species
Denmark
2 Genera  3 Species
Djibouti
2 Genera  3 Species
Egypt
2 Genera  2 Species
Estonia
1 Genus  1 Species
Finland
1 Genus  1 Species
France
5 Genera  41 Species
Georgia
5 Genera  8 Species
Germany
4 Genera  18 Species
Greece
4 Genera  13 Species
Hungary
2 Genera  2 Species
India
1 Genus  1 Species
Indonesia
2 Genera  2 Species
Iran
2 Genera  2 Species
Ireland
2 Genera  2 Species
Israel
2 Genera  2 Species
Italy
4 Genera  27 Species
Japan
5 Genera  24 Species
Lebanon
3 Genera  5 Species
Libya
2 Genera  2 Species
Lithuania
1 Genus  1 Species
Luxembourg
2 Genera  4 Species
Malta
2 Genera  2 Species
Mexico
4 Genera  8 Species
Montenegro
2 Genera  3 Species
Morocco
1 Genus  2 Species
Netherlands
6 Genera  24 Species
New Zealand
2 Genera  2 Species
Norway
4 Genera  7 Species
Palestine
1 Genus  1 Species
Papua New Guinea
1 Genus  1 Species
Peru
1 Genus  1 Species
Poland
2 Genera  2 Species
Portugal
5 Genera  53 Species
Republic South Africa
1 Genus  1 Species
Romania
1 Genus  2 Species
Russia
5 Genera  16 Species
Serbia
1 Genus  3 Species
Slovakia
1 Genus  4 Species
Slovenia
2 Genera  10 Species
Solomon Islands
2 Genera  2 Species
South Korea
2 Genera  3 Species
Spain
5 Genera  53 Species
Sudan
1 Genus  1 Species
Sweden
4 Genera  13 Species
Switzerland
2 Genera  8 Species
Syria
2 Genera  2 Species
Thailand
2 Genera  2 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
1 Genus  1 Species
Tunisia
1 Genus  3 Species
Turkey
3 Genera  10 Species
Turkmenistan
1 Genus  1 Species
United Kingdom
5 Genera  30 Species
USA
14 Genera  200 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Links, sources and further information
Asellidae at artfakta.se
Asellidae at dyntaxa.se
Asellidae at gbif.org
Asellidae at irmng.org
Asellidae at itis.gov
Asellidae at marinespecies.org