Asellus
| Asellus | |
|---|---|
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| Asellus aquaticus | |
Scientific 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 amamiensis Matsumoto, 1961
- Asellus aquaticus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Asellus balcanicus Karaman, 1952
- Asellus epimeralis Birstein, 1947
- Asellus ezoensis Matsumoto, 1962
- Asellus hyugaensis Matsumoto, 1960
- Asellus ismailsezarii Malek-Hosseini, Jugovic, Fatemi & Douady, 2022
- Asellus kosswigi Verovnik, Prevorcnik & Jugovic, 2009
- Asellus kumaensis Matsumoto, 1960
- Asellus levanidovorum Henry & Magniez, 1995
- Asellus monticola Birstein, 1932
- Asellus musashiensis Matsumoto, 1961
- Asellus primoryensis Henry & Magniez, 1993
- Asellus shikokuensis Matsumoto, 1960
- Asellus tamaensis Matsumoto, 1960
- Asellus turanaicus Sidorov & Prevorčnik, 2016
- Asellus hilgendorfii Bovallius, 1886
Asellus (Arctasellus) Henry & Magniez, 1995
- Asellus alaskensis Bowman & Holmquist, 1975
- Asellus birsteini Levanidov, 1976
- Asellus latifrons Birstein, 1947
Asellus (Mesoasellus) Birstein, 1939
- Asellus dybowskii Semenkevich, 1924
Phylogeny
After Saclier et al. 2025:
Notes
- ↑ A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Asellus.
References
- 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Asellus (Eurasian Waterslaters): Identification, Facts, and Taxonomy". Bugs With Mike. 2026-04-25. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
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