Asellus
Genus of crustaceans
Asellus is a genus of freshwater isopod crustaceans in the family Asellidae. Species of the genus are native to Europe, Asia and Alaska. Members of the genus are commonly called waterlouse or waterslaters, among other names. They are found in canals, lakes, ponds, and other slow-moving water environments.
01Species
Asellus is divided into three subgenera which contain the following species:
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
- 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
- Asellus birsteini Levanidov, 1976
- Asellus latifrons Birstein, 1947
Asellus (Mesoasellus) Birstein, 1939
- Asellus dybowskii Semenkevich, 1924
Phylogeny
After Saclier et al. 2025:
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