Asellus Geoffroy, 1762
(waterlice or water slaters)

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Asellus aquaticus
a water slater
Male (Click to open)
 		Species 19 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAsellus (waterlice or water slaters)
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)

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

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Asellus (waterlice or water slaters)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Asellus (waterlice or water slaters)
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