Asellus

Asellus
Asellus aquaticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Asellidae
Genus: Asellus
Geoffroy, 1762
Type species
Oniscus aquaticus

Asellus is a genus of freshwater isopod crustaceans in the family Asellidae. Species of the genus are native to Europe, Asia and Alaska. Members of the genus are commonly called waterlouse or waterslaters, among other names. They are found in canals, lakes, ponds, and other slow-moving water environments.

Species

Asellus is divided into three subgenera which contain the following species:

Asellus (Asellus) Geoffroy, 1762

Asellus (Arctasellus) Henry & Magniez, 1995

Asellus (Mesoasellus) Birstein, 1939

Phylogeny

After Saclier et al. 2025:

Asellidae

Notes

  1. ↑ A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Asellus.

References

  1. 1 2 Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD (eds.). "Asellus Geoffroy, 1762". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. ↑ Malek-Hosseini, Mohammad Javad; Jugovic, Jure; Fatemi, Yaser; Kuntner, Matjaž; Kostanjšek, Rok; Douady, Christophe J.; Malard, Florian (2022-03-11). "A new obligate groundwater species of Asellus (Isopoda, Asellidae) from Iran". Subterranean Biology. 42: 97–124. Bibcode:2022SubBi..42...97J. doi:10.3897/subtbiol.42.79447. ISSN 1314-2615.
  3. ↑ "Asellus (Eurasian Waterslaters): Identification, Facts, and Taxonomy". Bugs With Mike. 2026-04-25. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
  4. ↑ Malek-Hosseini, Mohammad Javad; Jugovic, Jure; Fatemi, Yaser; Kuntner, Matjaž; Kostanjšek, Rok; Douady, Christophe J.; Malard, Florian (2022). "A new obligate groundwater species of Asellus (Isopoda, Asellidae) from Iran". Subterranean Biology. 42: 97–124. Bibcode:2022SubBi..42...97J. doi:10.3897/subtbiol.42.79447.
  5. ↑ Bowman, Thomas E.; Holmquist, C. (1975). "Asellus (Asellus) alaskensis, n. sp., the first Alaskan Asellus, with remarks on its Asian affinities (Crustacea: Isopoda: Asellidae)". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 88: 59–72.
  6. ↑ Saclier, Nathanaelle; Duchemin, Louis; Konecny‐Dupré, Lara; Grison, Philippe; Eme, David; Martin, Chloé; Callou, Cécile; Lefébure, Tristan; François, Clémentine; Issartel, Colin; Lewis, Julian J.; Stoch, Fabio; Sket, Boris; Gottstein, Sanja; Delić, Teo (January 2024). "A collaborative backbone resource for comparative studies of subterranean evolution: The World Asellidae database". Molecular Ecology Resources. 24 (1). doi:10.1111/1755-0998.13882. hdl:10261/386351. ISSN 1755-098X.