Asellidae

{{Short description|Family of crustaceans}}

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| image = Asellus aquaticus.jpg

| image_caption = Asellus aquaticus

| taxon = Asellidae

| authority = Rafinesque, 1815
Latreille, 1802{{ITIS |id=92657 |taxon=Asellidae Latreille, 1802 |accessdate=20 August 2023}}

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The Asellidae are a family of isopod crustaceans,{{WoRMS |title=Asellidae Rafinesque, 1815 |db=Isopod |id=148665 |access-date=20 August 2023}} one of the largest families of freshwater isopods, living in both epigean and hypogean habitats in North America and Europe.{{cite web|url=http://www.freshwaterlife.org/id/17442 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120801030455/http://www.freshwaterlife.org/id/17442 |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 1, 2012 |title=Asellidae |publisher=FreshwaterLife |date=December 14, 2006 }}

Genera

The family includes 19 genera:

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References