| Asellidae | |
|---|---|
| Asellus aquaticus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Asellota |
| Superfamily: | Aselloidea |
| Family: | Asellidae Latreille, 1802 [1] |
Asellidae is a family of isopod crustaceans. It is one of the largest families of freshwater isopods, living in both epigean and hypogean habitats in North America and Europe.[2] The family includes the following genera:[3]