Mexistenasellus
| Mexistenasellus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Asellota |
| Superfamily: | Aselloidea |
| Family: | Stenasellidae |
| Genus: | Mexistenasellus Cole & W. L. Minckley, 1972 |
Mexistenasellus is a genus of isopod crustaceans in the family Stenasellidae.
Species[edit]
The genus contains eight species,[1] of which 4 are listed as endangered or vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
- Mexistenasellus atotonoztok Álvarez & Guillén-Servent, 2016
- Mexistenasellus coahuila Cole & W. L. Minckley, 1972 –
[2]
- Mexistenasellus colei Bowman, 1982
- Mexistenasellus floridensis Lewis & Sawicki, 2016
- Mexistenasellus magniezi Argano, 1973
- Mexistenasellus nulemex Bowman, 1982 –
[3]
- Mexistenasellus parzefalli Magniez, 1972 – [4]
- Mexistenasellus wilkensi Magniez, 1972 – [5]
Mexistenasellus coahuila lives in Texas and Mexico,[6] while Mexistenasellus floridensis is found in Florida.[7] The other species are endemic to Mexico.
References[edit]
- ^ WoRMS. "Mexistenasellus Cole & Minckley, 1972". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Mexistenasellus coahuila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T13290A3484118. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13290A3484118.en.
- ^ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Mexistenasellus nulemex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T13293A3498116. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13293A3498116.en.
- ^ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Mexistenasellus parzefalli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T13291A3488826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13291A3488826.en.
- ^ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Mexistenasellus wilkensi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T13292A3493676. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T13292A3493676.en.
- ^ Stewart B. Peck. "A summary of diversity and distribution of the obligate cave-inhabiting faunas of the United States and Canada" (PDF). Journal of Cave and Karst Studies. 60 (1): 18–26.
- ^ Lewis, Julian J.; Sawicki, Thomas R. (2016). "Mexistenasellus floridensis sp. n., the first stenasellid isopod discovered from the Floridan aquifer (Crustacea, Isopoda, Asellota)". Subterranean Biology. 17: 121–132. doi:10.3897/subtbiol.17.7703.
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