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Checklist for Family Asellidae Latreille, 1802 (Freshwater Isopods)
and region Benelux (West Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
229
714
1510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
228
713
1507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
121
384
829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
39
140
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Asellota
Latreille, 1802
9
39
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aselloidea
Latreille, 1802
3
27
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsellidae
Latreille, 1802
Freshwater Isopods, Hoglouse, Water slaters
6
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benelux
6 Genera with 27 Species
Asellus Geoffroy, 1919Indet. Waterlouse9SpeciesTaxom
Bragasellus Henry & Magniez, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Caecidotea Packard, 1955Cave Obligate Isopods5SpeciesTaxom
Conasellus Stammer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Lirceus Rafinesque, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Proasellus Dudich, 19348SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Asellus (Arctasellus) birsteini Levanidov, 1976
Asellus (Asellus) alaskensis Bowman & Hol..., 1975
Asellus (Asellus) aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758Aquatic sowbug
Asellus (Asellus) hilgendorfii Bovallius, 1886Isopod
Asellus (Asellus) levanidovorum Henry & Magniez, 1995
Asellus (Asellus) meridionalis Racovitza, 1919Aquatic oligochaete worm
Asellus cavaticus Leydig, 1871
Asellus communis (Say, 1818)⇒ Caecidotea communis Say, 1818
Asellus meridianus (Racovitza, 1919)⇒ Proasellus meridianus Racovitza, 1919
Bragasellus lagari Henry & Magniez, 1973
Bragasellus lagarioides Henry & Magniez, 1996
Caecidotea communis (Say, 1818)⇒ Conasellus communis Say, 1818
Caecidotea forbesi Williams, 1970
Caecidotea kenki Bowman, 1967
Caecidotea racovitzai Williams, 1970Racovitza'S Waterslater
Caecidotea vandeli Bresson, 1955
Conasellus communis Say, 1818
Lirceus brachyurus Harger, 1876Watercress sowbug
Lirceus lineatus Say, 1818
Proasellus banyulensis Racovitza, 1919
Proasellus bellesi Henry & Magniez, 1982
Proasellus cavaticus (Leydig, 1871)⇒ Proasellus hercegovinensis Karaman, 1933
Proasellus coxalis Dollfus, 1892
Proasellus hercegovinensis Karaman, 1933
Proasellus hermallensis Arcangeli, 1938
Proasellus meridianus Racovitza, 1919One-spotted water-slater
Proasellus spelaeus anophthalmus Karaman, 1934


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