Asellidae
{{Short description|Family of crustaceans}}
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| 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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- 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
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References
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Category:Freshwater crustaceans
Category:Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque
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