Asellus is a genus of isopod crustaceans in the family Asellidae.[1]

Species

Asellus is divided into three subgenera which contain the following species:[1][a]

Asellus (Asellus) Geoffroy, 1762

Asellus (Arctasellus) Henry & Magniez, 1995

Asellus (Mesoasellus) Birstein, 1939

Notes

  1. ^ A binomial authority in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than Asellus.

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ Malek-Hosseini, Mohammad Javad; Jugovic, Jure; Fatemi, Yaser; Kuntner, Matjaž; Kostanjšek, Rok; Douady, Christophe J.; Malard, Florian. "A new obligate groundwater species of Asellus (Isopoda, Asellidae) from Iran". Subterranean Biology. 42: 97–124. doi:10.3897/subtbiol.42.79447.
  3. ^ 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.


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