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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
383
1636
4503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
379
1629
4494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
190
796
2279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
71
358
1034
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Asellota
Latreille, 1802
21
115
310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Aselloidea
Latreille, 1802
3
45
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAsellidae
Latreille, 1802
Freshwater Isopods, Hoglouse, Water slaters
7
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Europe
7 Genera with 56 Species
Asellus Geoffroy, 1919Indet. Waterlouse10SpeciesTaxom
Bragasellus Henry & Magniez, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Caecidotea Packard, 1955Cave Obligate Isopods12SpeciesTaxom
Conasellus Stammer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Gallasellus Henry & Magniez, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Lirceus Rafinesque, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Proasellus Dudich, 194831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
56 Species and 5 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 foreli Blanc, 1879
Asellus meridianus (Racovitza, 1919)⇒ Proasellus meridianus Racovitza, 1919
Bragasellus lagari Henry & Magniez, 1973
Bragasellus lagarioides Henry & Magniez, 1996
Caecidotea barri Steeves, 1965Clifton Cave isopod
Caecidotea brevicauda Forbes, 1876
Caecidotea communis (Say, 1818)⇒ Conasellus communis Say, 1818
Caecidotea forbesi Williams, 1970
Caecidotea holsingeri Steeves, 1963Holsinger’s Cave Isopod
Caecidotea kenki Bowman, 1967
Caecidotea laticaudata Williams, 1970
Caecidotea lesliei Lewis & Bowman, 1981
Caecidotea racovitzai Williams, 1970Racovitza'S Waterslater
Caecidotea simonini Bresson, 1955
Caecidotea tridentata Hungerford, 1922Ajo oak
Caecidotea vandeli Bresson, 1955
Conasellus communis Say, 1818
Gallasellus heilyi Legrand, 1956
Lirceus brachyurus Harger, 1876Watercress sowbug
Lirceus fontinalis Rafinesque, 1820
Lirceus hoppinae Faxon, 1889
Lirceus lineatus Say, 1818
Proasellus albigensis Magniez, 1965
Proasellus anophtalmus Karaman, 1934
Proasellus aquaecalidae Racovitza, 1922
Proasellus banyulensis Racovitza, 1919
Proasellus bellesi Henry & Magniez, 1982
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 hermallensis Arcangeli, 1938
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 slavus salisburgensis Strouhal, 1958
Proasellus slavus vindobonensis Karaman, 1955
Proasellus spelaeus Racovitza, 1922
Proasellus spelaeus anophthalmus Karaman, 1934
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