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Checklist for Family Asellidae Latreille, 1802 (Freshwater Isopods)
and region Great Britain (United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
317
1057
2171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
310
1041
2146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
164
572
1129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
58
219
391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Asellota
Latreille, 1802
14
54
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aselloidea
Latreille, 1802
2
25
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsellidae
Latreille, 1802
Freshwater Isopods, Hoglouse, Water slaters
5
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Great Britain
5 Genera with 24 Species
Asellus Geoffroy, 1947Indet. Waterlouse3SpeciesTaxom
Caecidotea Packard, 1955Cave Obligate Isopods13SpeciesTaxom
Conasellus Stammer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Lirceus Rafinesque, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Proasellus Dudich, 19194SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Great Britain
24 Species
Asellus (Asellus) aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758Aquatic sowbug
Asellus communis (Say, 1818)⇒ Caecidotea communis Say, 1818
Asellus hazeltoni Collinge, 1947
Caecidotea antricola Creaser, 1931Cave isopod
Caecidotea attenuata Richardson, 1900
Caecidotea brevicauda Forbes, 1876
Caecidotea communis (Say, 1818)⇒ Conasellus communis Say, 1818
Caecidotea forbesi Williams, 1970
Caecidotea fustis Lewis, 1981Fustis cave isopod
Caecidotea intermedia Forbes, 1876
Caecidotea nodula Williams, 1970
Caecidotea oculata Mackin & Hub..., 1940Salt cedar
Caecidotea phreatica Lewis & Hols..., 1985
Caecidotea racovitzai Williams, 1970Racovitza'S Waterslater
Caecidotea scrupulosa Williams, 1970
Caecidotea vandeli Bresson, 1955
Conasellus communis Say, 1818
Lirceus garmani Hubricht & M..., 1949
Lirceus hoppinae Faxon, 1889
Lirceus lineatus Say, 1818
Proasellus cavaticus (Leydig, 1871)⇒ Proasellus hercegovinensis Karaman, 1933
Proasellus coxalis Dollfus, 1892
Proasellus hercegovinensis Karaman, 1933
Proasellus meridianus Racovitza, 1919One-spotted water-slater


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