Asellus (Arctasellus) alaskensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Aselloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Peracarida Ordo: Isopoda Subordo: Asellota Superfamilia: Aselloidea

Familia: Asellidae
Genus: Asellus
Subgenus: Asellus (Arctasellus)
Species: Asellus (Arctasellus) alaskensis

Name

Asellus (Arctasellus) alaskensis Bowman et Holmquist, 1975

Distribution

W Alaska: lakes between the Yukon and the Kuskokwim Rivers (Sidorov, 2005).

Habitat

Freshwater epigean species found in shallow lakes (less than 2 m depth) (Lewis, 2009).

References

• Bowman, T.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.
• Lewis, J.J. (2009). Isopoda (Aquatic Sowbugs). In: G.E. Likens (ed.) "Encyclopedia of Inland Waters", Vol 2, Oxford: Elsevier: 346–355.
• Sidorov, D.A. (2005). Freshwater lice fauna (Crustacea, Isopoda, Asellidae) of Far East and adjacent lands. Vladimir Ya. Levanidov's Biennial Memorial Meetings 3: 255–275. [Сидоров, Д.А. (2005). Фауна водяных осликов (Crustacea, Isopoda, Asellidae) пресных вод Дальнего Востока и сопредельных территорий. Чтения памяти В.Я. Леванидова 3: 255–275.]