ASELLIDAE Rafinesque, 1815
(waterlice or water slaters, hoglouse)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyASELLIDAE (waterlice or water slaters, hoglouse)
SuperfamilyASELLOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
SuborderASELLOTA (a suborder of woodlice or sea slaters)
OrderISOPODA (woodlice, waterlice and sea slaters)
SuperorderPERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

ASELLIDAE (waterlice or water slaters, hoglouse) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for ASELLIDAE (waterlice or water slaters, hoglouse)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 14 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for ASELLIDAE (waterlice or water slaters, hoglouse)
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