Mexistenasellus coahuila

Mexistenasellus coahuila

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Stenasellidae
Genus: Mexistenasellus
Species:
M. coahuila
Binomial name
Mexistenasellus coahuila
Cole & Minkley, 1972

Mexistenasellus coahuila, the Coahuila isopod, is a species of isopod crustacean in the family Stenasellidae. It is found in Mexico and Texas[2] in the United States. Once thought to only live in southern North America, it has been found living outside Jacksonville, Florida in the Hole in Wall Cave.[3] This discovery was thought to double the range of the Stenasellidae's existence in North America.

References

  1. ^ 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. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Mexistenasellus coahuila". NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Lewis, J. J., & Sawicki, T. R. (2016). Mexistenasellus floridensis sp. n., the first stenasellid isopod discovered from the Floridan aquifer (Crustacea, Isopoda, Asellota). Subterranean Biology, 17, 121-132.


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