Asellidae
| Asellidae | |
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| Asellus aquaticus | |
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| Caecidotea reddelli | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Asellota |
| Superfamily: | Aselloidea |
| Family: | Asellidae Rafinesque, 1815[1] Latreille, 1802[2] |
The Asellidae are a family of isopod crustaceans,[1] one of the largest families of freshwater isopods, living in both epigean (surface water) and hypogean (subterranean) habitats in North America, Europe,[3] Asia and North Africa. Members of the family have adapted to underground habitats at least 34 times over the course of their evolution.[4]
Genera
The family includes 19 genera:[1]
- Asellus Geoffroy, 1762
- Baicalasellus Stammer, 1932
- Bragasellus Henry & Magniez, 1968
- Caecidotea Packard, 1871
- Calasellus Bowman, 1981
- Chthonasellus Argano & Messana, 1991
- Columbasellus Lewis, Martin & Wetzer, 2003
- Gallasellus Henry & Magniez, 1977
- Lirceolus Bowman & Longley, 1976
- Lirceus Rafinesque, 1820
- Nipponasellus Matsumoto, 1962
- Phreatoasellus Matsumoto, 1962
- Proasellus Dudich, 1925
- Remasellus Bowman & Sket, 1985
- Salmasellus Bowman, 1975
- Sibirasellus Henry & Magniez, 1993
- Stygasellus Chappuis, 1943
- Synasellus Braga, 1944
- Uenasellus Matsumoto, 1962
Phylogeny
Partial phylogenetic tree based on genetic data after Saclier et al. 2025:[4]
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References
- 1 2 3 Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD (eds.). "Asellidae Rafinesque, 1815". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ↑ "Asellidae Latreille, 1802". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ↑ "Asellidae". FreshwaterLife. December 14, 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 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.