Mexistenasellus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Peracarida
Ordo: Isopoda
Subordo: Asellota
Superfamilia: Aselloidea

Familia: Stenasellidae
Genus: Mexistenasellus
Species: M. coahuila – M. colei – M. floridensis – M. magniezi – M. nulemex – M. parzefalli – M. wilkensi
Name

Mexistenasellus Cole et Minckley, 1972

Type-species: Mexistenasellus coahuila Cole et Minckley, 1972
References

Cole, G.A. & W.L. Minckley (1972). Stenasellid isopod crustaceans in the Western Hemisphere - a new genus and species from Mexico - with a review of other North American freshwater isopod genera. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 84: 313–326.
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: 121–131. DOI: 10.3897/subtbiol.17.7703 Open access Reference page.

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

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 – EN[2]
Mexistenasellus colei Bowman, 1982
Mexistenasellus floridensis Lewis & Sawicki, 2016
Mexistenasellus magniezi Argano, 1973
Mexistenasellus nulemex Bowman, 1982 – VU[3]
Mexistenasellus parzefalli Magniez, 1972 – VU[4]
Mexistenasellus wilkensi Magniez, 1972 – VU[5]

Mexistenasellus coahuila lives in the Texas and Mexico,[6] while Mexistenasellus floridensis is found in Florida.[7] The other species are endemic to Mexico.
References

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.