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Checklist for Family Asellidae Latreille, 1802 (Freshwater Isopods)
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
422
2215
7147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
418
2208
7139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
241
1218
3280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
91
572
1737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Asellota
Latreille, 1802
27
187
444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aselloidea
Latreille, 1802
3
43
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsellidae
Latreille, 1802
Freshwater Isopods, Hoglouse, Water slaters
5
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
5 Genera with 16 Species
Asellus Geoffroy, 1925Indet. Waterlouse6SpeciesTaxom
Bragasellus Henry & Magniez, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Caecidotea Packard, 1971Cave Obligate Isopods3SpeciesTaxom
Conasellus Stammer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Proasellus Dudich, 19254SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
16 Species
Asellus (Asellus) aquaticus Linnaeus, 1758Aquatic sowbug
Asellus (Asellus) hilgendorfii Bovallius, 1886Isopod
Asellus (Asellus) meridionalis Racovitza, 1919Aquatic oligochaete worm
Asellus communis (Say, 1818)⇒ Caecidotea communis Say, 1818
Asellus foreli Blanc, 1879
Asellus wolfi (Dudich, 1925)⇒ Proasellus wolfi Dudich, 1925
Bragasellus aireyi Henry & Magniez, 1980
Bragasellus comasi Henry & Magniez, 1976
Caecidotea brevicauda Forbes, 1876
Caecidotea communis (Say, 1818)⇒ Conasellus communis Say, 1818
Caecidotea kendeighi Steeves & Se..., 1971
Conasellus communis Say, 1818
Proasellus cantabricus Henry & Magniez, 1968
Proasellus ortizi Henry & Magniez, 1992
Proasellus stocki Henry & Magniez, 2003
Proasellus wolfi Dudich, 1925


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