Biology:Asellus
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Asellus is a genus of freshwater isopod crustaceans in the family Asellidae.[1] Species of the genus are native to Europe, Asia and Alaska.[2] Members of the genus are commonly called waterlouse or waterslaters, among other names.[3] 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:[1][lower-alpha 1]
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[4]
- 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[5]
- Asellus birsteini Levanidov, 1976
- Asellus latifrons Birstein, 1947
Asellus (Mesoasellus) Birstein, 1939
- Asellus dybowskii Semenkevich, 1924
Phylogeny
After Saclier et al. 2025:[6]
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Notes
- ↑ A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Asellus.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Asellus Geoffroy, 1762". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148666.
- ↑ 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. doi:10.3897/subtbiol.42.79447. ISSN 1314-2615. Bibcode: 2022SubBi..42...97J. https://subtbiol.pensoft.net/article/79447/.
- ↑ "Asellus (Eurasian Waterslaters): Identification, Facts, and Taxonomy" (in en). 2026-04-25. https://bugswithmike.com/guide/arthropoda/crustacea/malacostraca/peracarida/isopoda/asellota/aselloidea/asellidae/asellus.
- ↑ 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. doi:10.3897/subtbiol.42.79447. Bibcode: 2022SubBi..42...97J.
- ↑ 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. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/44170.
- ↑ Saclier, Nathanaelle; Duchemin, Louis; Konecny‐Dupré, Lara; Grison, Philippe; Eme, David; Martin, Chloé; Callou, Cécile; Lefébure, Tristan et al. (January 2024). "A collaborative backbone resource for comparative studies of subterranean evolution: The World Asellidae database" (in en). Molecular Ecology Resources 24 (1). doi:10.1111/1755-0998.13882. ISSN 1755-098X. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1755-0998.13882.
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