Mexistenasellus Explained

Mexistenasellus is a genus of isopod crustaceans in the family Stenasellidae.

Species

The genus contains eight species, of which 4 are listed as endangered or vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Mexistenasellus coahuila lives in Texas and Mexico,^[1] while Mexistenasellus floridensis is found in Florida.^[2] The other species are endemic to Mexico.

Notes and References

1. Stewart B. Peck . A summary of diversity and distribution of the obligate cave-inhabiting faunas of the United States and Canada . . 60 . 1 . 18–26 .
2. 10.3897/subtbiol.17.7703. Mexistenasellus floridensis sp. n., the first stenasellid isopod discovered from the Floridan aquifer (Crustacea, Isopoda, Asellota) . 2016 . Lewis . Julian J. . Sawicki . Thomas R. . Subterranean Biology . 17 . 121–132 . free .