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Checklist for Family Asellidae Latreille, 1802 (Freshwater Isopods)
and region Australasia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
449
2940
10646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
446
2933
10634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
259
1560
5018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
90
643
2194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Asellota
Latreille, 1802
27
199
416
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aselloidea
Latreille, 1802
2
62
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsellidae
Latreille, 1802
Freshwater Isopods, Hoglouse, Water slaters
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australasia
4 Genera with 5 Species
Asellus Geoffroy, 1758Indet. Waterlouse1SpeciesTaxom
Caecidotea Packard, 1818Cave Obligate Isopods2SpeciesTaxom
Conasellus Stammer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Lirceus Rafinesque, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australasia
5 Species
Asellus (Asellus) aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758Aquatic sowbug
Caecidotea cannula Steeves, 1963
Caecidotea communis (Say, 1818)⇒ Conasellus communis Say, 1818
Conasellus communis Say, 1818
Lirceus lineatus Say, 1818


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