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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
507
3836
16565
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
502
3827
16544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
286
1926
7011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
99
793
3107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Asellota
Latreille, 1802
29
238
626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aselloidea
Latreille, 1802
2
79
274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsellidae
Latreille, 1802
Freshwater Isopods, Hoglouse, Water slaters
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oceania
5 Genera with 8 Species
Asellus Geoffroy, 1758Indet. Waterlouse1SpeciesTaxom
Caecidotea Packard, 1818Cave Obligate Isopods3SpeciesTaxom
Conasellus Stammer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Lirceus Rafinesque, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Proasellus Dudich, 19631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oceania
8 Species
Asellus (Asellus) aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758Aquatic sowbug
Caecidotea brevicauda Forbes, 1876
Caecidotea cannula Steeves, 1963
Caecidotea communis (Say, 1818)⇒ Conasellus communis Say, 1818
Conasellus communis Say, 1818
Lirceus fontinalis Rafinesque, 1820
Lirceus lineatus Say, 1818
Proasellus synaselloides Henry, 1963


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