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Checklist for Family Asellidae Latreille, 1802 (Freshwater Isopods)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
550
3975
18550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
537
3949
18475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
297
2150
9076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
107
922
4006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Asellota
Latreille, 1802
28
297
1325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aselloidea
Latreille, 1802
3
111
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsellidae
Latreille, 1802
Freshwater Isopods, Hoglouse, Water slaters
15
210
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
15 Genera with 210 Species
Asellus Geoffroy, 1925Indet. Waterlouse50SpeciesTaxom
Bowmanasellus Lewis, 2008
0SpeciesTaxom
Bragasellus Henry & Magniez, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Caecidotea Packard, 2002Cave Obligate Isopods96SpeciesTaxom
Calasellus Bowman, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Conasellus Stammer, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Lirceolus Bowman & Lon..., 19026SpeciesTaxom
Lirceus Rafinesque, 197318SpeciesTaxom
Mancasellus Harger, 18796SpeciesTaxom
Oregonasellus Lewis, 01SpeciesTaxom
Phreatoasellus Matsumoto, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Proasellus Dudich, 19255SpeciesTaxom
Remasellus Bowman & Sket, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Salmasellus Bowman, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Stygonectes Friese, 187431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
210 Species and 13 Subspecies
Asellus (Asellus) alaskensis Bowman & Hol..., 1975
Asellus (Asellus) aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758Aquatic sowbug
Asellus (Asellus) hilgendorfii Bovallius, 1886Isopod
Asellus (Asellus) incisus Van Name, 1936
Asellus (Asellus) meridionalis Racovitza, 1919Aquatic oligochaete worm
Asellus (Asellus) monticola Birstein, 1932
Asellus (Asellus) quicki Collinge, 1947
Asellus (Asellus) tamaensis Matsumoto, 1960
Asellus (Phreatoasellus) uenoi (Matsumoto, 1978)⇒ Phreatoasellus uenoi Matsumoto, 1978
Asellus attenuatus (H. Richardson, 1900)⇒ Caecidotea attenuata Richardson, 1900
Asellus barri (Steeves, 1965)⇒ Caecidotea barri Steeves, 1965
Asellus bicrenata (Steeves, 1963)⇒ Caecidotea bicrenata Steeves, 1963
Asellus bisetus (Steeves, 1968)⇒ Lirceolus bisetus Steeves, 1968
Asellus bivittatus
Asellus brevicauda (Forbes, 1876)⇒ Caecidotea brevicauda Forbes, 1876
Asellus brevicaudus (Forbes, 1876)⇒ Caecidotea brevicauda Forbes, 1876
Asellus californicus (Miller, 1933)⇒ Calasellus californicus Miller, 1933
Asellus cannula (Steeves, 1963)⇒ Caecidotea cannula Steeves, 1963
Asellus circulus (Steeves & Ho..., 1968)⇒ Caecidotea circulus Steeves & Ho..., 1968
Asellus communis (Say, 1818)⇒ Caecidotea communis Say, 1818
Asellus dearolfi
Asellus dentadactylus (Mackin & Hub..., 1938)⇒ Caecidotea dentadactyla Mackin & Hub..., 1938
Asellus forbesi (W. D. Williams, 1970)⇒ Caecidotea forbesi Williams, 1970
Asellus foreli Blanc, 1879
Asellus franzi (Holsinger & ..., 1971)⇒ Caecidotea franzi Holsinger & ..., 1971
Asellus holsingeri (Steeves, 1963)⇒ Caecidotea holsingeri Steeves, 1963
Asellus hoppinae (Faxon, 1889)⇒ Lirceus hoppinae Faxon, 1889
Asellus incurvus
Asellus intermedius (Forbes, 1876)⇒ Caecidotea intermedia Forbes, 1876
Asellus kenki (Bowman, 1967)⇒ Caecidotea kenki Bowman, 1967
Asellus laticaudatus (W. D. Williams, 1970)⇒ Caecidotea laticaudata Williams, 1970
Asellus lineatus (Say, 1818)⇒ Lirceus lineatus Say, 1818
Asellus militaris (Hay, 1878)⇒ Caecidotea intermedia Forbes, 1876
Asellus montanus (Mackin & Hub..., 1938)⇒ Caecidotea montana Mackin & Hub..., 1938
Asellus nodulus (W. D. Williams, 1970)⇒ Caecidotea nodula Williams, 1970
Asellus obtusus (W. D. Williams, 1970)⇒ Caecidotea obtusa Williams, 1970
Asellus occidentalis (Williams, 1970)⇒ Caecidotea occidentalis Williams, 1970
Asellus parvus (Steeves, 1964)⇒ Remasellus parvus Steeves, 1964
Asellus pilus (Steeves, 1968)⇒ Lirceolus pilus Steeves, 1968
Asellus puebla (Cole & Minckley, 1968)⇒ Caecidotea puebla Cole & Minckley, 1968
Asellus racovitzai (W. D. Williams, 1970)⇒ Caecidotea racovitzai Williams, 1970
Asellus racovitzai australis (Williams, 1970)⇒ Caecidotea racovitzai australis Williams, 1970
Asellus racovitzai racovitzai (Williams, 1970)⇒ Caecidotea racovitzai racovitzai Williams, 1970
Asellus recurvata (Steeves, 1963)⇒ Caecidotea recurvata Steeves, 1963
Asellus reddelli (Steeves, 1968)⇒ Caecidotea reddelli Steeves, 1968
Asellus scrupulosus (W. D. Williams, 1970)⇒ Caecidotea scrupulosa Williams, 1970
Asellus scypha (Steeves & Ho..., 1968)⇒ Caecidotea scypha Steeves & Ho..., 1968
Asellus sinuncus (Steeves, 1965)⇒ Caecidotea sinuncus Steeves, 1965
Asellus tomalensis (Harford, 1877)⇒ Caecidotea tomalensis Harford, 1877
Asellus wolfi (Dudich, 1925)⇒ Proasellus wolfi Dudich, 1925
Bragasellus aireyi Henry & Magniez, 1980
Bragasellus comasi Henry & Magniez, 1976
Caecidotea acuticarpa Mackin & Hub..., 1940Salt cedar
Caecidotea adenta Mackin & Hub..., 1940
Caecidotea alabamensis Stafford, 1911
Caecidotea alleghenyensis Lewis, Bowma..., 2011
Caecidotea ancyla Fleming, 1972
Caecidotea antricola Creaser, 1931Cave isopod
Caecidotea attenuata Richardson, 1900
Caecidotea barri Steeves, 1965Clifton Cave isopod
Caecidotea beattyi Lewis & Bowman, 1981
Caecidotea bicrenata Steeves, 1963
Caecidotea bicrenata bicrenata Steeves, 1963
Caecidotea bicrenata whitei Lewis and Bo..., 1981
Caecidotea bilineata Lewis & Bowman, 1996
Caecidotea bowmani Lewis, 1980
Caecidotea brevicauda Forbes, 1876
Caecidotea brevicauda bivittatus Walker, 1961
Caecidotea brevicauda brevicauda Walker, 1961
Caecidotea camaxtli García-Vázqu..., 2019
Caecidotea cannula Steeves, 1963
Caecidotea carolinensis Lewis & Bowman, 1977Bennets Mill Cave water slater
Caecidotea catachaetus Fleming & St..., 1972
Caecidotea chiapas Bowman, 1975
Caecidotea circulus Steeves & Ho..., 1968
Caecidotea communis (Say, 1818)⇒ Conasellus communis Say, 1818
Caecidotea cumberlandensis Lewis, 2000
Caecidotea cyrtorhynchus Fleming & St..., 1972
Caecidotea dauphina Modlin, 1986Puerto Rico brittleleaf
Caecidotea dentadactyla Mackin & Hub..., 1938
Caecidotea dimorpha Mackin & Hub..., 1940Missouri cave isopod
Caecidotea dunlaporum
Caecidotea extensolinguala Fleming, 1973
Caecidotea filicispeluncae Bowman & Hobbs, 1983
Caecidotea fonticulus Lewis, 1983
Caecidotea forbesi Williams, 1970
Caecidotea foxi Fleming, 1973
Caecidotea franzi Holsinger & ..., 1971Franz's isopod
Caecidotea fustis Lewis, 1981Fustis cave isopod
Caecidotea henroti Bresson, 1955
Caecidotea hobbsi Maloney, 1939
Caecidotea hoffmani
Caecidotea holsingeri Steeves, 1963Holsinger’s Cave Isopod
Caecidotea holti Fleming, 1973
Caecidotea incurva Steeves & Ho..., 1968
Caecidotea incurvus Steeves & Ho..., 1968
Caecidotea intermedia Forbes, 1876
Caecidotea jeffersoni
Caecidotea jordani Eberly, 1966Jordan´s groundwater isopod
Caecidotea kendeighi Steeves & Se..., 1971
Caecidotea kenki Bowman, 1967
Caecidotea laticaudata Williams, 1970
Caecidotea lesliei Lewis & Bowman, 1981
Caecidotea mackini Lewis, 2001
Caecidotea macropropoda Chase & Blair, 1937Bat cave isopod
Caecidotea mausi Lewis, 2009
Caecidotea meisterae (Lewis & Bowman, 1981)⇒ Caecidotea bicrenata whitei Lewis and Bo..., 1981
Caecidotea metcalfi Fleming, 1972
Caecidotea montana Mackin & Hub..., 1938
Caecidotea nickajackensis Packard, 1881Nickajack Cave isopod
Caecidotea nodula Williams, 1970
Caecidotea nordeni Lewis & Bowman, 2010
Caecidotea nortoni Steeves, 1966
Caecidotea obtusa Williams, 1970
Caecidotea occidentalis Williams, 1970
Caecidotea oculata Mackin & Hub..., 1940Salt cedar
Caecidotea packardi Mackin & Hub..., 1940Salt cedar
Caecidotea paurotrigona Fleming, 1972
Caecidotea phreatica Lewis & Hols..., 1985
Caecidotea pricei Levi, 1949Greenflower Indian mallow
Caecidotea puebla Cole & Minckley, 1968
Caecidotea putea
Caecidotea racovitzai Williams, 1970Racovitza'S Waterslater
Caecidotea racovitzai australis Williams, 1970
Caecidotea racovitzai racovitzai Williams, 1970
Caecidotea recurvata Steeves, 1963
Caecidotea reddelli Steeves, 1968
Caecidotea richardsonae Hay, 1901Umbrella larkspur
Caecidotea rotunda Bowman & Lewis, 1984
Caecidotea salemensis Lewis, 1981Salem cave isopod
Caecidotea scrupulosa Williams, 1970
Caecidotea scypha Steeves & Ho..., 1968
Caecidotea sequoiae Bowman, 1975
Caecidotea serrata Fleming, 1973Serrated cave isopod
Caecidotea simonini Bresson, 1955
Caecidotea simulator Lewis, 1999
Caecidotea sinuncus Steeves, 1965
Caecidotea smithii (Ulrich, 1902)⇒ Lirceolus smithii Ulrich, 1902
Caecidotea spatulata Mackin & Hub..., 1940Salt cedar
Caecidotea steevesi Fleming, 1972
Caecidotea stiladactyla Mackin & Hub..., 1940Salt cedar
Caecidotea stygia Packard, 1871Stygian cave isopod
Caecidotea teresae Lewis, 1982Anamu
Caecidotea tomalensis Harford, 1877
Caecidotea tridentata Hungerford, 1922Ajo oak
Caecidotea vandeli Bresson, 1955
Caecidotea whitei (Lewis & Bowman, 1981)⇒ Caecidotea bicrenata whitei Lewis and Bo..., 1981
Caecidotea williamsi Escobar-Brio..., 2002
Calasellus californicus Miller, 1933
Calasellus longus Bowman, 1981
Conasellus communis Say, 1818
Conasellus stygius (Packard, 1871)⇒ Caecidotea stygia Packard, 1871
Lirceolus bisetus Steeves, 1968
Lirceolus cocytus Lewis, 2001
Lirceolus hardeni Lewis & Bowman, 1996
Lirceolus nidulus Lewis, 2001
Lirceolus pilus Steeves, 1968
Lirceolus smithii Ulrich, 1902
Lirceus alabamae Hubricht & M..., 1949
Lirceus bicuspidatus Hubricht & M..., 1949
Lirceus bidentatus Hubricht & M..., 1949
Lirceus brachyurus Harger, 1876Watercress sowbug
Lirceus culveri Estes & Hols..., 1976Rye Cove cave isopod
Lirceus fontinalis Rafinesque, 1820
Lirceus garmani Hubricht & M..., 1949
Lirceus hargeri Hubricht & M..., 1949
Lirceus hoppinae Faxon, 1889
Lirceus hoppinae hoppinae Faxon, 1889
Lirceus hoppinae ouachitaensis Mackin and H..., 1938
Lirceus hoppinae ozarkensis Hubricht and..., 1949
Lirceus lineatus Say, 1818
Lirceus louisianae Mackin & Hub..., 1938
Lirceus megapodus Hubricht & M..., 1949
Lirceus richardsonae Hubricht & M..., 1949
Lirceus trilobus Hubricht & M..., 1949
Lirceus usdagalun Holsinger & ..., 1973Lee County cave isopod
Mancasellus brachyurus (Harger, 1876)⇒ Lirceus brachyurus Harger, 1876
Mancasellus danielsi (Richardson, 1902)⇒ Lirceus lineatus Say, 1818
Mancasellus louisianae (Mackin & Hub..., 1938)⇒ Lirceus louisianae Mackin & Hub..., 1938
Mancasellus macrourus Garman, 1890
Mancasellus macrurus
Mancasellus tenax (Smith, 1879)⇒ Lirceus lineatus Say, 1818
Oregonasellus elliotti
Phreatoasellus uenoi Matsumoto, 1978
Proasellus cantabricus Henry & Magniez, 1968
Proasellus meridianus Racovitza, 1919One-spotted water-slater
Proasellus ortizi Henry & Magniez, 1992
Proasellus stocki Henry & Magniez, 2003
Proasellus wolfi Dudich, 1925
Remasellus parvus Steeves, 1964Swimming Florida cave isopod
Salmasellus howarthi Lewis, 2001
Salmasellus steganothrix Bowman, 1975
Stygonectes alabamensis (Stout, 1911)⇒ Stygobromus alabamensis Stout, 1911
Stygonectes alabamensis alabamensis (Stout, 1911)⇒ Stygobromus alabamensis alabamensis Stout, 1911
Stygonectes alabamensis occidentalis (Holsinger, 1967)⇒ Stygobromus alabamensis occidentalis Holsinger, 1967
Stygonectes allegheniensis (Holsinger, 1967)⇒ Stygobromus allegheniensis Holsinger, 1967
Stygonectes balconis (Hubricht, 1943)⇒ Stygobromus balconis Hubricht, 1943
Stygonectes barri (Holsinger, 1967)⇒ Stygobromus barri Holsinger, 1967
Stygonectes bifurcatus (Holsinger, 1967)⇒ Stygobromus bifurcatus Holsinger, 1967
Stygonectes bowmani (Holsinger, 1967)⇒ Stygobromus bowmani Holsinger, 1967
Stygonectes clantoni (Creaser, 1934)⇒ Stygobromus clantoni Creaser, 1934
Stygonectes conradi (Holsinger, 1967)⇒ Stygobromus conradi Holsinger, 1967
Stygonectes cooperi (Holsinger, 1967)⇒ Stygobromus cooperi Holsinger, 1967
Stygonectes dejectus (Holsinger, 1967)⇒ Stygobromus dejectus Holsinger, 1967
Stygonectes elatus (Holsinger, 1967)⇒ Stygobromus elatus Holsinger, 1967
Stygonectes emarginatus (Hubricht, 1943)⇒ Stygobromus emarginatus Hubricht, 1943
Stygonectes flagellatus (Benedict, 1896)⇒ Stygobromus flagellatus Benedict, 1896
Stygonectes gracilipes (Holsinger, 1967)⇒ Stygobromus gracilipes Holsinger, 1969
Stygonectes hadenoecus (Holsinger, 1966)⇒ Stygobromus hadenoecus Holsinger, 1966
Stygonectes hayi (Hubricht & M..., 1940)⇒ Stygobromus hayi Hubricht & M..., 1940
Stygonectes indentatus (Holsinger, 1967)⇒ Stygobromus indentatus Holsinger, 1967
Stygonectes longipes (Holsinger, 1966)⇒ Stygobromus longipes Holsinger, 1966
Stygonectes montanus (Holsinger, 1967)⇒ Stygobromus montanus Holsinger, 1967
Stygonectes morrisoni (Holsinger, 1967)⇒ Stygobromus morrisoni Holsinger, 1967
Stygonectes mundus (Holsinger, 1967)⇒ Stygobromus mundus Holsinger, 1967
Stygonectes ozarkensis (Holsinger, 1967)⇒ Stygobromus ozarkensis Holsinger, 1967
Stygonectes pecki (Holsinger, 1967)⇒ Stygobromus pecki Holsinger, 1967
Stygonectes pinatus (Holsinger, 1967)⇒ Stygobromus spinatus Holsinger, 1967
Stygonectes pizzinii (Shoemaker, 1938)⇒ Stygobromus pizzinii Shoemaker, 1938
Stygonectes reddelli (Holsinger, 1966)⇒ Stygobromus reddelli Holsinger, 1966
Stygonectes russelli (Holsinger, 1967)⇒ Stygobromus russelli Holsinger, 1967
Stygonectes stellmacki (Holsinger, 1967)⇒ Stygobromus stellmacki Holsinger, 1967
Stygonectes tenuis (Smith, 1874)⇒ Stygobromus tenuis S.I. Smith, 1874


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Asellidae at artfakta.se
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Asellidae at gbif.org
Asellidae at irmng.org
Asellidae at itis.gov
Asellidae at marinespecies.org