🦋 Family

Asellidae

1 species · Animals

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Animalia › Arthropoda › Malacostraca › Isopoda › Asellidae
Asellus aquaticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Asellus aquaticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Asellus aquaticus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Asellus aquaticus is a detritivorous freshwater crustacean used as a water quality indicator, with variable maturation and lifespan based on temperature.

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