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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
353
1359
3552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
350
1353
3546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
175
668
1850
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
66
305
832
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Asellota
Latreille, 1802
20
101
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aselloidea
Latreille, 1802
3
37
122
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsellidae
Latreille, 1802
Freshwater Isopods, Hoglouse, Water slaters
5
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for France
5 Genera with 41 Species
Asellus Geoffroy, 1919Indet. Waterlouse6SpeciesTaxom
Caecidotea Packard, 1955Cave Obligate Isopods8SpeciesTaxom
Gallasellus Henry & Magniez, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Lirceus Rafinesque, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Proasellus Dudich, 194825SpeciesTaxom


Species list for France
41 Species and 2 Subspecies
Asellus (Asellus) aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758Aquatic sowbug
Asellus (Asellus) hilgendorfii Bovallius, 1886Isopod
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
Caecidotea barri Steeves, 1965Clifton Cave isopod
Caecidotea holsingeri Steeves, 1963Holsinger’s Cave Isopod
Caecidotea kenki Bowman, 1967
Caecidotea laticaudata Williams, 1970
Caecidotea lesliei Lewis & Bowman, 1981
Caecidotea simonini Bresson, 1955
Caecidotea tridentata Hungerford, 1922Ajo oak
Caecidotea vandeli Bresson, 1955
Gallasellus heilyi Legrand, 1956
Lirceus brachyurus Harger, 1876Watercress sowbug
Lirceus fontinalis Rafinesque, 1820
Lirceus lineatus Say, 1818
Proasellus albigensis Magniez, 1965
Proasellus anophtalmus Karaman, 1934
Proasellus aquaecalidae Racovitza, 1922
Proasellus beroni Henry & Magniez, 1968
Proasellus boui Henry & Magniez, 1969
Proasellus burgundus Henry & Magniez, 1969
Proasellus cavaticus (Leydig, 1871)⇒ Proasellus hercegovinensis Karaman, 1933
Proasellus chauvini Henry & Magniez, 1978
Proasellus claudei Henry & Magniez, 1996
Proasellus coiffaiti Henry & Magniez, 1972
Proasellus coxalis Dollfus, 1892
Proasellus coxalis banyulensis Racovitza, 1919
Proasellus hercegovinensis Karaman, 1933
Proasellus meridianus Racovitza, 1919One-spotted water-slater
Proasellus nolli Karaman, 1952
Proasellus racovitzai Henry & Magniez, 1972
Proasellus rouchi Henry, 1980
Proasellus slavus Remy, 1948
Proasellus spelaeus Racovitza, 1922
Proasellus strouhali Karaman, 1955
Proasellus strouhali puteanus Henry, 1966
Proasellus synaselloides Henry, 1963
Proasellus valdensis Chappuis, 1948
Proasellus vandeli Magniez & Henry, 1969
Proasellus walteri Chappuis, 1948


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