Mexistenasellus

Mexistenasellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Isopoda
Family:	Stenasellidae
Genus:	Mexistenasellus; Cole & W. L. Minckley, 1972

Mexistenasellus is a genus of isopod crustaceans in the family Stenasellidae. It contains 6 species,^[1] of which 4 are listed as endangered or vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Mexistenasellus coahuila lives in the United States and Mexico;^[6] all other species are endemic to Mexico.

References[]

^ Marilyn Schotte (2009). M. Schotte; C. B. Boyko; N. L. Bruce; G. C. B. Poore; S. Taiti; G. D. F. Wilson (eds.). "Mexistenasellus Cole & Minckley, 1972". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 12, 2010.
^ 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.

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