Calasellus californicus

(Miller, 1933)

an isopod

G2Imperiled Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G2ImperiledGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.116588
Element CodeICMAL34010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassMalacostraca
OrderIsopoda
FamilyAsellidae
GenusCalasellus
Concept Reference
Lewis, J.J. 2001. Three New Species of Subterranean Asellids From Western North America, With a Synopsis of the Species of the Region (Crustacea: Isopoda: Asellidae). Texas Memorial Museum, Speleological Monographs 5:1-15.
Conservation Status
Review Date2010-01-21
Change Date2010-01-21
Edition Date2008-01-30
Edition AuthorsCordeiro, J.
Rank Reasons
Reported from springs in Napa and Santa Clara Cos. and a well in Lake Co., California (Rogers, 2005)
Range Extent Comments
Reported from springs in Napa and Santa Clara Cos. and a well in Lake Co., California (Rogers, 2005).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN2
ProvinceRankNative
CaliforniaS3Yes
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Snow MountainMendocino National Forest14,457
References (6)
  1. Bowman, Thomas E. 1975. Three new troglobitic asellids from western North America (Crustacea: Isopoda: Asellidae). International Journal of Speneology. 7: 339-56.
  2. Lewis, J.J. 2001. Three New Species of Subterranean Asellids From Western North America, With a Synopsis of the Species of the Region (Crustacea: Isopoda: Asellidae). Texas Memorial Museum, Speleological Monographs 5:1-15.
  3. McLaughlin, P. A., D. K. Camp, M. V. Angel, E. L. Bousfield, P. Brunel, R. C. Brusca, D. Cadien, A. C. Cohen, K. Conlan, L. G. Eldredge, D. L. Felder, J. W. Goy, T. Haney, B. Hann, R. W. Heard, E. A. Hendrycks, H. H. Hobbs III, J. R. Holsinger, B. Kensley, D. R. Laubitz, S. E. LeCroy, R. Lemaitre, R. F. Maddocks, J. W. Martin, P. Mikkelsen, E. Nelson, W. A. Newman, R. M. Overstreet, W. J. Poly, W. W. Price, J. W. Reid, A. Robertson, D. C. Rogers, A. Ross, M. Schotte, F. Schram, C. Shih, L. Watling, G. D. F. Wilson, and D. D. Turgeon. 2005. Common and Scientific Names of Aquatic Invertebrates from the United States and Canada: Crustaceans. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 31. 545 pp.
  4. Miller, M. A. 1933. A new blind isopod, <i>Asellus californicus</i>, and a revision of the subterranean asellids. University of California Publications in Zoology 39:97-110.
  5. Rogers, D.C. 2005. Identification manual to the freshwater Crustacea of the western United States and adjacent areas encountered during bioassessment. EcoAnalysts, Inc., Technical Publication #1, Moscow, Idaho. 81 pp.
  6. Rudolph, D. C., W. R. Elliott, J. R. Reddell, and T. S. Briggs. 1985. The cave fauna of California. Unpublished Manuscript.