Asellus alaskensis
| Asellus alaskensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Asellidae |
| Genus: | Asellus |
| Species: | A. alaskensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Asellus alaskensis Bowman & Holmquist, 1975 | |
Asellus alaskensis is a species of freshwater isopod crustacean in the family Asellidae. It is notable as the only native member of the genus Asellus found in North America, with its distribution range in Alaska.[1][2][3]
Ecology and distribution
[edit]While most species within the genus Asellus are widely distributed across Europe and Asia, Asellus alaskensis occupies subarctic freshwater ecosystems in northwestern North America.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Bowman, Thomas E.; Holmquist, Charlotte (1975). "Asellus (Asellus) alaskensis, a new isopod from North America". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 88: 51–60.
- ↑ "Asellus (Asellus) alaskensis Bowman & Holmquist, 1975". World List of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans.
- ↑ 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. Bibcode:2022SubBi..42...97J. doi:10.3897/subtbiol.42.79447. ISSN 1314-2615.
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