FRESHWATER ISOPODS (ASELLIDAE)
          OF  NORTH AMERICA
          U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
           Office of Research and Development
       Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory
               Biological Methods Branch
               Aquatic Biology Section
               Cincinnati, Ohio  45268


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WATER POLLUTION CONTROL RESEARCH SERIES  18050 ELD05/72

                      (Second Printing)
   FRESHWATER ISOPODS (ASELLIDAE) OF NORTH AMERICA
                           by
                      W. D. Williams
         Department  of  Zoology,  Monash University
                  Clayton, Victoria 3168
                        Australia
          U.S.  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
           Office of Research and Development
      Environmental Monitoring and Support Laboratory
                Biological Methods Branch
                 Aquatic Biology Section
                 Cincinnati, Ohio  45268

                     September, 1976

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      First printing, May, 1972

      Second printing, September, 1976
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                                FOREWORD

This manual was originally published as Identification Manual No. 7,
Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems,  Water Pollution Control Research Series
18050 ELD05/72, U.S.  Environmental Protection Agency.  This series of
manuals was prepared to improve  the quality of the data upon which
environmental decisions are based by providing biologists in the USEPA,
and other Federal, state and private agencies with improved taxonomic
guides for the identification of organisms collected in studies of
aquatic ecosystems.  Other groups of invertebrates for which manuals
were prepared in this series include:  brandhiuran crustaceans (Argulus),
amphipod crustaceans (Gammaridae), decapod crustaceans (Astacidae),
leeches (Hirudinea),  freshwater  nematodes (Nematoda), polychaete worms
(Polychaeta), freshwater planarians (Turbellaria), dryopoid beetles
(Coleoptera), freshwater clams (Sphaeriacea), and freshwater mussels
(Unionacea).  The preparation of these documents was coordinated by the
Oceanography and Limnology Program, Smithsonian Institution.

The manuals in the Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems series supplement
identification manuals on the diatoms and midges prepared earlier by the
Aquatic Biology Methods Development and Standardization Program, Environ-
mental Monitoring & Support Laboratory-Cincinnati, Office of Research &
Development, U.S. Environmental  Protection Agency, Cincinnati, Ohio, and
will be made available from this office.  The Aquatic Biology Section is
responsible for the development, evaluation and standardization of
methods for the collection of biological field and laboratory data by
EPA regional, enforcement, and research programs engaged in inland,
estuarine, and marine water quality and permit compliance monitoring,
and other studies of the effects of pollutants on aquatic organisms,
including the phytoplankton, zooplankton, periphyton, macrophyton,
macroinvertebrates, and fish.  The program addresses methods for:
sample collection; sample preparation; organism identification and
enumeration; the measurement of  biomass, metabolic rates, and the bio-
accumulation and pathology of toxic substances; bioassay; and the
computerization, analysis, and interpretation of biological data.
Biological methods recommended for use in the Federal water pollution
control program are included in  the manual, Biological Field and Lab-
oratory Methods for Measuring the Quality of Surface Waters and Effluents,
published by our program.
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Identification manuals have also been prepared or are currently in
preparation or revision by our program for the following groups:
naidids, tubificids, leeches, crustacean zooplankton, stonefiies,
mayflies (Stenonema), centric diatoms, and blue-green algae.  As com-
panions to the biological methods manual and the taxohomic keys, water
quality profiles have been developed or are in preparation for the
freshwater diatoms, blue-green algae, midges, mayflies, stonefiies,
caddisflies, and crustacean zooplankton.
                           Cornelius I. Weber, Ph.D.
                         Chief, Aquatic Biology Section
                           Biological Methods Branch
                    Environmental Monitoring & Support Laboratory
                          Office of Research & Development
                       U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
                            Cincinnati, Ohio  45268
                                September, 1976
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                                ABSTRACT
A key is given to the North American genera (Aeellus and Livaeua) of
aSellid isopods.  Another key is provided for the surface-living species
of Asetlus but lack of clear, published morphological distinctions in
the genus Liraeue prevents the construction of a key for that genus.
Notes on ecology, collection, preservation and identification are also
included.

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                                 CONTENTS






Section                                                              Page



 I     Introduction                                                    1



          Collecting and Preservation                                  3



          Identification                                               4



 II    Species List and Distribution                                  13



 III   Key to Genera of North American Freshwater Asellidae           17



 IV    Key to North American Surface-living Species of Aaellus        19



 V     References                                                     43



 VI    Index of Scientific Names                                      45
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                                 FIGURES

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1   Dorsal view of male Aaellua aommunia and Liraeua sp.               4
2   Anterior head appendages of A.  aommunia                            S
3   Posterior head appendages of A. aommunia                           6
4   Peraeopod 1 of A. aormunia                                         7
5   Peraeopods 2-7 of A. aommunia                                      8
6   Pleopods 1 and 2 of A. communis                                    9
7   Pleopods 3-5, uropod and telson of A.  aommunia                    10
8   Dorsal view of head of Lirceue sp. and Aaellua sp.                17
9   Pleopod 3 of Liraeua sp. and Aaellua sp.                          17
10  Various appendages of A. oaaidentalie                             18
11  Endopod of pleopod 2 of A. oaaidentalia                           20
12  Various appendages of A. latiaaudatua                             21
13  Endopod of pleopod 2 of A. latiaaudatua                           22
14  Endopod of pleopod 2 of A. aommunia                               22
15  Various appendages of A. intermediua                              23
16  Endopod of pleopod 2 of A. intermediua                            24
17  Various appendages of A. attenuatue                               25
18  Various appendages of A. raaovitzai raaovitzai                    26
19  Endopod of pleopod 2 of A. raaovitzai raaov-itzai                  27
20  Pleopod 1 of A. raaovitzai TaeovLtzai-                             28
21  Various appendages of A. raaovitzai auetralie                     29
22  Endopod of pleopod 2 of A. raaovitzai auetralia                   30
23  Various appendages of A. forbeai                                  31
24  Endopod of pleopod 2 of A. forbeai                                32
25  Endopod of pleopod 2 of A. forbeai                                32
26  Peraeopod 1 of A. obtuaus                                         32
27  Various appendages of A. obtuaua                                  33
28  Endopod of pleopod 2 of A. obtuaua                                34
29  Various appendages of A. montonua                                 35
30  Various appendages of A. nodulua                                  36
31  Various appendages of A. dentodoatylua                            38
32  Various appendages of A. breviaouda brevicauda                    39
33  Pleopod 2 of A. brevicauda breviaauda                             40
34  Various appendages of A. aompuloeua                              41
35  Endopod of pleopod 2 of A. aorupuloaua                            41
36  Various appendages of A. kenki                                    42
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                                 TABLES
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1   Differences between Aeellue raoovitzai raaovitzai and A.
       racovitzai auetralis                                          28

2   Differences between Asellua forbea-i and A. obtusus               34

3   Differences between Asellus brevicauda brevi-aauda and A.
       brevieauda bivittatus                                         40
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                                 SECTION I

                               INTRODUCTION

The Asellidae are the most important surface-living freshwater isopods
in North America.  The other isopod families which occur in North Ameri-
ca,  Bopyridae, Sphaeromatidae (formerly Sphaeromidae), and Cirolanidae,
are much less important.  The Bopyridae are parasitic forms, and the
Cirolanidae are spring or underground forms occurring in Mexico, areas
immediately to its north, and Virginia.  The Sphaeromatidae, otherwise a
predominantly marine family, includes several species found in fresh to
brackish waters near the coast and in hot springs.  Sphaeromatids and
cirolanids are easily recognised by their uropods which are attached
anterolaterally to the abdomen, and not, as in asellids, posteriorly or
posterolaterally.  None of these additional isopod families, all of
whose representatives are only rarely or occasionally encountered in sur-
face fresh waters of North America, is considered further in this publi-
cation.

The North American fauna of the Asellidae is not well-known, but Williams
(1970) has revised the systematics of the surface-living species of
Asellus3 the principal genus, and the ecology of some asellids of known
identity has also been studied recently (e.g. Ellis, 1961, 1971; Clifford,
1966; Styron, 1968; Seidenberg, 1969).

For the purposes of this report, North American asellids are considered
to be represented by two genera, Liroeus and Asellus.  Other generic
names that have been applied include Asellopsis, Moncasellus3 and
Caeoidotea.  All species of these are now regarded as either species of
Li-voeus (=Asellopsisf Mancasellus') or Asellus (=Caeaidotea~).  It has re-
cently been proposed (Henry and Magniez, 1968, 1970) that North American
Asellus species be divided between the genera ConaselluSj Asellus (of
restricted definition), and Pseudobaioalasellus.  Of these, the first
two represent the elevation of former 'subgenera' to generic rank, and
the latter a newly proposed genus.  It may well be that North American
asellids will prove to be a group that should legitimately be regarded
as representing several genera, but as the proposals of Henry and Magniez
were published before adequate taxonomic consideration had been given
surface-living species of North American asellids, and before systematic
knowledge of surface-living and underground species has been integrated,
such proposals seem decidedly premature to the present author.  In order
not to perpetuate at generic level the sort of confusion that has exis-
ted in part at 'subgeneric1 level in North American asellids (see
Williams, 1970, p. 2), the most practical procedure for the moment is to
regard all North American species as referable to two genera only,
Asellus as defined by Birstein (1951, p. 51), and Liraeus.  The former
contains both surface-living and underground species;  species of the
latter typically live in surface waters only.

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L-irceus was revised taxonomically by Hubricht and Mackin (1949) who in-
cluded a key, but the revision is not entirely satisfactory in that con-
siderable emphasis was placed upon a number of apparently diagnostic
characters which in fact are subject to great variation and intergrada-
tion between species  (Styron, 1969).  The genus, according to Hubricht
and Mackin (1949), lacks the sort of singular characters provided for
Asellus by the structure of the male sexual pleopods (see below), and
species recognition is based upon the evaluation of many characters.  In
the interests of providing some useful indications of the ecological and
geographical distributions of Lirceus species as described, a summary of
relevant data, abstracted mainly from Hubricht and Mackin (1949), has
been compiled and is given following the similar summary for Asellus com-
piled from Williams (1970) (see Species List and Distribution below), but
no attempt is made to provide a key for their identification here.

The ecological status of Asellus in North America is not clear.  In most
of Europe, Asellus (as A. aquations L.) is characteristically present
within given sections of organically polluted rivers.  Kolkwitz and Mar-
sson (1909) noted that it is one of the organisms abundant in the so-
called a-mesosaprobic polluted zone in particular but also occurs in the,
3-mesosaprobic zone (the 'a- and g-mesosaprobic zone1 proposed by
Kolkwitz and Marsson  (1909) may be regarded as roughly equivalent to the
'recovery zone1 qf several American water pollution biologists), and
Hynes (1960) noted that Asellus is a member (with tubificids and chiron-
omids) of the 'pollution fauna' in the bad}y polluted zone of rivers
affected by organic wastes.  Many investigators of North American pollu-
ted rivers make no reference to the genus in published accounts of results,
whereas others do indicate its occurrence in organically polluted rivers;
Bartsch (1948) and Bartsch and Ingram (1959), for example, indicated that
it is characteristic of the "zone of recovery'.  In part, some of this
ecological uncertainty may be a reflection of the formerly unclear syste-
matic position of surface-living forms.

Because this key to Asellus has been prepared for use by biologists con-
cerned with investigating pollution of inland waters, only surface-living
forms are discussed.  Neither this key nor the more detailed accqunt of
Williams (1970) should be regarded as definitive;  undoubtedly much re-
mains to be discovered concerning the systematics of North American aselr-
lids.  It is felt, nevertheless, that the key does deal with those species
that are most likely to be encountered.

North American species alone are considered, i.e. species occurring in the
United States and Canada.  Asellids are known from Mexico (Cole and
Minckley, 1968), but are not considered here.

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                        COLLECTING AND PRESERVATION

A variety of methods may be used to collect specimens for qualitative
purposes.  None requires elaborate apparatus or an involved technique;
freshwater asellids are easily-seen, macroscopic animals that are rela-
tively slow-moving, do not swim, and dwell amongst submerged vegetation
and bottom detritus.  They are not conspicuous burrowers, although they
may often occur on the undersurfaces of submerged stones.

The most straightforward method is the direct removal by the investiga-
tor of small amounts of submerged vegetation or bottom material either
by hand or using a fine-meshed (scrim) dipnet or pondnet followed by the
searching of this material for specimens.  If asellids occur they may be
handled by gripping the middle of their body with a pair of blunt forceps
held at right-angles to the long axis of the body.  Searching may be
facilitated by placing the vegetation or other material to be examined
into a white> shallow dish or tray containing water to a depth of about
one inch.  A tray normally used by the author measures 8 x 10 x 3 inches.
If the material is slightly teased apart after being placed in the tray
and is then undisturbed for a minute or so, specimens often become con-
spicuous by their slow movements amongst the material or by their move-
ment from the material towards clear areas of water in the tray.  Such
specimens may also be removed by forceps, but a better, less damaging
method is to suck them gently with some water into a glass tube (diameter
about 3/8 inch) in which suction is maintained by a rubber bujb attached
to one end.  A little practice on the part of the operator is required
with this tube method of handling specimens for satisfactory performance.
Asellids may also often be collected by removal of submerged stones and
the examination of their lower surfaces.

Specimens are best killed and preserved by directly placing them in 70-
80% ethyl alcohol.  Transference to fresh alcohol after ^ few days is re-
commended.  Care should be exercised to ensure that crowding of preserved
specimens does not occur, and that tubes are adequately labelled.  The
maintenance of live specimens is not required for species identification.

It should be stressed that reasonably large collections are necessary for
adequate systematic examination since species identification (for both
Asellue and Livoeua"] is based on adult males only, and more than one
species may occur in the same collection.  Lirceus and Asellus may also
occur together.  It is suggested that 25 specimens be regarded as the min-
imal adequate number for one collection, although, of course, smaller
collections will often be useful also.

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                              IDENTIFICATION

For generic separation of Lirceus and Asellus and for species identifica-
tion of Asellus it will be necessary in using this publication to be
familiar with the conformation of and the terminology applied to at least
certain parts of the external structure of asellids.  For confirmation of
species identity by reference to the original description or to a complete
description given elsewhere, a similar familiarity will be required with
regard to most of the remaining body parts.  Before discussing the actual
technique of specimen examination, it is appropriate therefore to describe
briefly the morphology of a typical species.  Asellus oommunis has been
selected for this purpose.
   Fig. 1.  A, dorsal view of male Asellus aommunis; B, dorsal view
   of male Lireeus sp.  Drawn from preserved specimens.  Original.
   a.=abdomen, h.=head, t.=thorax.

There are three major body regions, the head, thorax, and abdomen (Fig.  1),
The head and abdomen appear unsegmented, whereas the thorax is divided
into seven segments.  Each region bears a number of appendages projecting
either anteriorly, posteriorly, ventrally or laterally.

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   Fig. 2.  A.  communis: A, first antenna; B, second antenna; C, upper
   lip; D, lower lip.  From Williams (1970).

Anteriorly, the head bears a pair of short antennae (first antennae or
antennules) and a pair of much longer ones (second antennae or, simply,
antennae) (Fig. 2A, B).   Ventrally the head bears a mouth which has an
upper (or anterior) lip or flap and a bilobed, lower (or posterior) lip
(Fig. 2C, D).   Posterior to the mouth  is  a paired series of small
appendages used in feeding;  from front to back these are respectively
the mandibles,  first maxillae (or maxillules), second maxillae (or,
simply, maxillae), and maxillipeds (Fig. 3A-F).   In addition the head
has a pair of small eyes;  these occur dorsally, one on each side
(Figs 1A, 8B).

Each segment of the thorax is dorsoventrally flattened and bears lat-
erally a leg or peraeopod (pereiopod or pereopod);  in all there are
seven pairs (Fig.  1A).  There are some differences in structure between
each pair of legs, but these are not great, and only the structure of
the first pair  of legs of adult males is distinctly different in that
the two most distal leg segments are expanded to form a claw-like appa-
ratus (Figs 4A,B;  5A-F).  The palm of this usually bears near its mid-
point a prominent triangular projection and proximally a few tooth-like
setae  (Fig. 4A).   Each leg consists of six apparent segments, termed
respectively the dactylus, propodus, carpus,  merus, ischium and basis
of which the dactylus is the most distal;   A seventh leg segment, the

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Fig. 3.  A. communis: A, left mandible; B, right mandible;  C,  first
maxilla; D, distal margin of outer plate of first maxilla;  E,  second
maxilla (dorsal surface); F, maxilliped.  From Williams (1970).

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   Fig. 4.  A. oonvnunie: A, dactylus and palm of first peraeopod; B,
   first peraeopod.  From Williams (1970).

coxa, is not distinct from the thorax.  Dorsally, the thorax is covered
by a tergal plate, which in the second to seventh segments is expanded
to a small lobe at each anterolateral angle.  Breeding females bear
ventrally a series of flaps, oostegites, which arise from near the in-
side of the base of the anterior legs and form a brood-pouch or marsu-
pium.  In non-breeding females, their place is taken by small, club-
shaped structures.  In males, a pair of tube-like penes arise from the
posterior, ventral margin of the last thoracic segment;  the penes pro-
ject backwards.

The abdomen is conspicuously dorsoventrally flattened.  In males, five
pairs of pleopods are borne ventrally, of which the anterior two pairs
are small and serve a sexual function (Fig. 6A, B).  The remaining pleo-
pod pairs (3-5, Fig. 7A-C) are large, plate-like, and serve a respira-
tory function;  each of these pleopods consists of a larger, more robust
and variously setose lower plate (exopod), and a smaller, fragile, non-
setose  upper (or inner) plate (endopod).  In females, only four pairs
of pleopods occur (the true first pair are always absent) of which the
most anterior pair consists of small and simple triangular plates,
whilst the remaining three pairs are similar to those in males.

Of greatest importance in the identification of Aeellue species is the
structure of the first and second male pleopods, and of critical impor-
tance is the conformation and shape of the tip of the endopod of the
second pleopod;  especially marked variation between species is dis-
played in the structure of the endopod tip.  It is for this reason that
these appendages are discussed further below firstly for A. aommunis in
particular, and secondly, with respect to the conformation of the tip of
the endopod of the second pleopod alone, for all North American species
of Aeellus in general.

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   Fig. 5.  A. oommun-iSf peraeopods:  A, second; B, third; C, fourth;
   D, fifth; E, sixth; F, seventh.  From Williams  (1970).

The first pleopod of the male (Fig. 6A) consists of two segments, a basal
sympod and a distal segment.  The second pleopod (Fig. 6B) consists of a
large sympod bearing distally a two-segmented exopod  (outermost structure)
and an unsegmented endopod (innermost structure) (Fig. 6C).  The endopod
has two laterally projecting lobes basally, inner  and outer apophyses.

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From near the, distal tip of the endopod (Fig.  6D, E),projects a tube-like
cannula, whilst, the distal edge of the endopod. itself gives rise to a
rounded lobe, the caudal process.  This conformation of endopod tip is
unique to A. dormunis.   It, and that for other North American species of
   Fig..6.  A. oommunie:  A, first pleopod; B, second pleopod; C, dorsal
   surface of endopod of second pleopod; D,E, respectively dorsal and
   ventral surfaces of tip of endopod of second pleopod.   (After Williams,
   1970) .
   can.=cannula, c.p.=caudal process, v.g.=ventral groove.

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Fig. 7.  A. oommunis:  A, third pleopod; B, fourth pleopod;  C,  fifth
pleopod; D, uropod; E, uropod and telson.  From Williams (1970).

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Aeellusf appears to be derivable from a structure consisting in principle
of a terminal ventral groove associated with which are four terminal ele-
ments :  a mesial process arising from the medial edge of the ventral
groove;  a cannula, essentially a tubular prolongation of the ventral
groove;  a lateral process arising from the lateral edge of the groove;
and a terminal caudal process.  Loss or modification ^f these elements,
it has been suggested, can produce the conformation unique for each species
of Asellus.

A final pair of abdominal appendages project backwards from the posterior
border of the abdomen;  these appendages are the uropods.  Each (Fig. 7D)
consists of a basal segment, the peduncle, and two distal segments or rami,
an inner one, the endopod, and an outer one, the exopod.  The upper sur-
face of the region referred to here as the abdomen in effect constitutes
the telson, also referred to as the pleotelson (Fig. 7E).

EXAMINATION TECHNIQUE.  A stereoscopic and a compound microscope, a pair
of fine forceps, a mounted needle, a petri-dish (or similar container) and
microscope slides and coverslips are equipment needed for species identifi-
cation.  Preliminary examination and dissection should be made using the
stereoscopic microscope with the specimens immersed in 70-80% ethyl alcohol
and illuminated by reflected light against a dark background.  Further
identification is carried out by removing appropriate appendages or body
parts, mounting these on a microscope slide in a small amount of the alco-
hol from which they were withdrawn, and examining by transmitted or re-
flected light as appropriate.  Such preparations are temporary;  more per-
manent ones may be made using one of several mounting reagents now com-
mercially available which do not require passage of specimen material through
a series of other reagents.  The author uses "Euparol" (George Gurr Ltd.,
U.K.).  Readers are warned, however, that many such mounting reagents also
include clearing agents and if their action is too severe distortion and
contraction of mounted material (particularly of the endopod tip of the
second pleopod of male Asellus specimens) may occur.  It is important that
this does not happen.  Readers are also warned that endopod tips of the
second pleopod of male Aeellus specimens should be viewed in a variety of
positions so that a better appreciation of the arrangement of terminal
parts is gained.
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                             SECTION II

                   SPECIES LIST AND DISTRIBUTION

It is stressed that our knowledge of species distributions is still in-
complete so that the notes below on this subject are to be regarded as
summaries of known distributions not actual distributions.

                          Genus Asellus

Asellus attenuatus Richardson, 1900.  Known only from one locality,
     Dismal Swamp, Virginia (see Richardson, 1901).
Asellus brevioauda brevioauda Forbes, 1876.  Springs and spring-fed
     streams in large but relatively restricted area of east-central
     United States:  Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri.
Asellus brevioauda bivittatus Walker, 1961.  Known only from one
     locality, Doe Run, a spring-fed creek in Kentucky.
Asellus aommunis Say, 1818.  Creeks, rivers, ponds, lakes, reser-
     voirs, occasionally in swamps.  Not present in the Great Lakes.
     Mainly distributed in northeastern United States and south-
     eastern Canada, but has also been recorded from Colorado and
     Washington,  Complete list of States and Provinces:  Colorado,
     Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
     Vermont, Washington, West Virginia; Nova Scotia, Ontario.
Asellus dentadactylus Mackin and Hubricht, 1938.  Small creeks in
     Arkansas and Louisiana.
Asellus forbesi Williams, 1970.  Typically in temporary ponds, flood
     pools, and sloughs, but also in marshes, small creeks, and
     occasionally lakes.  Has been collected from Lake Huron at a
     depth of 15 meters.  Distributed over very large area of east-
     central United States and in southern Ontario.  Complete list
     of States and Provinces:  District of Columbia, Indiana, Iowa,
     Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio,
     South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Ontario.
Asellus intermed-ius Forbes, 1876.  Typically in running waters (creeks,
     streams and rivers), but also in springs, ditches, ponds, lakes.
     Large area of east-central United States and southern Ontario:
     Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Wisconsin;
     Ontario.
Asellus kenki Bowman, 1967.  Springs and spring-fed creeks (not in
     large streams and ponds) in small area near Washington, D. C.:
     District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia.
Asellus latieaudatus Williams, 1970.  Small creeks and ponds in south-
     eastern United States:  Kentucky, Louisiana.
Asellus montanus Mackin and Hubricht, 1938.  Creeks, streams, sloughs
     in Arkansas and Oklahoma.
Asellus nodulus Williams, 1970.  Swamps, roadside ditches, streams, and
     spring outlets in Maryland.
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Asellus obtusus Williams, 1970.  Swamps, roadside ditches, temporary ponds,
     rivers, small streams in small region of southeastern United States:
     Florida, Georgia, Louisiana.
Asellus occidental-is Williams, 1970.  Spring-brooks, streams, rivers,
     marshy edges of lakes in far northwestern United States and extreme
     southwestern Canada:  Oregon, Washington; British Columbia.
Asellus vaoovitzai. vacovitzai Williams, 1970.  Creeks, rivers, ponds,
     swamps, small lakes, and great Lakes down to 42 meters.  Mainly dis-
     tributed in northeastern United States and southeastern Canada, but
     has also been recorded from Washington.  Complete list of States
     and Procinces:  District of Columbia, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts,
     Michigan, Vermont, Washington; Ontario, Quebec.  It is the dominant
     Great Lakes species except for Lake Michigan from where it is still
     unrecorded (see Racovitza, 1920)
Asellus racowitzai. australis Williams, 1970.  Creeks and rivers in south-
     eastern United States:  Florida, Georgia.
Asellus sarupulosus Williams, 1970.  Vernal and woodland pools in West Vir-
     ginia.

                              Genus Livceus

Liraeus aldbamae Hubricht and Mackin, 1949.  Seeps and springs in Alabama.
L-irceus bicuspidatus Hubricht and Mackin, 1949.  Springs, seeps, creeks,
     and streams in Arkansas.
L-irceus bidentatus Hubricht and Mackin, 1949.  Known only from a seep in
     Arkansas.
Lirceus bvachyurus (Harger, 1876).  Springs and small streams of Atlan-
     tic drainage from northeastern Pennsylvania to northern Virginia:
     Pennsylvania, Virginia.
Liraeus fontinalis Rafinesque, 1820.  Typically in springs but also in
     drain outlets, seeps and streams:  Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Ken-
     tucky, Ohio, Tennessee.
Liraeus garmani Hubricht and Mackin, 1949.  Springs, seeps, creeks,
     streams (sometimes temporary) and ponds (also sometimes temporary)
     in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma.
Liraeus hargeri Hubricht  and Mackin, 1949.  Springs in Tennessee and
     Virginia.
Lirceus hoppinae hoppinae (Faxon, 1889) .  Springs in Missouri (see
     Carman, 1889).
Liraeus hoppinae ozarkensis Hubricht and Mackin, 1949.  Springs and
     sometimes streams in Missouri and northern Arkansas.
Lirceus hopp-inae ouaahitaensis (Mackin and Hubricht, 1938).  River tri-
     butaries in Oklahoma.
Liraeus lineatus (Say, 1818).  Rivers, creeks, sloughs, swamps, lakes
     including Great Lakes.  Distributed in Great Lakes region and
     southeastern United States from Virginia to Florida and Alabama.
     Complete list of States and Provinces:  Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
     Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee,
     Virginia; Ontario.
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Liraeus louisianae (Mackin and Hubricht, 1938).  Spring-fed marshes,
     temporary pools, sloughs, roadside ditches, small streams, seeps:
     Arkansas, Illinois, Louisiana, Missouri.
Lirceue megapodus Hubricht and Mackin, 1949.  Springs in Missouri.
Lirceue richardeonae Hubricht and Mackin, 1949.  Known only from a drain
     outlet in Ohio.
Lirceus trilobus Hubricht and Mackin, 1949.  Known only from woodland
     pools in Oklahoma.
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                              SECTION III

         KEY TO GENERA OF NORTH AMERICAN FRESHWATER ASELLIDAE
   Lateral margin of head produced to form thin plate covering  or over-
     hanging base of mandible, this plate frequently but not always
     incised (Fig. 8A).  Anterior margin of head with pointed  median
     protuberance (carina) between bases of antennules  (Fig. 8A) .
     Distal segment of exopod of pleopod 3 (outer gill  operculum)
     approximately hemispherical in shape, with division between it
     and proximal segment running obliquely backwards from  inner
     distal angle (Fig. 9A):                         Liroeus Rafinesque
     (species not identified here;  see Introduction)
   Lateral margin of head not produced to cover or overhang  base of man-
     dible  (Fig. 8B).  Anterior margin of head without  a median protu-
     berance between bases of antennules (Fig. 8B).  Distal segment of
     exopod of pleopod 3 (outer gill operculum) sub-quadrangular in
     shape, division between it and proximal segment running approxi-
     mately at right-angles to long axis of specimen and commencing
     well anterior to inner distal angle of appendage (Fig. 9B):
                                           Asellus St.  Hilaire (page 19)
Fig. 8.  Dorsal view of
head:  A, Liroeus sp.;
B, Asellus sp. Original
ca.=carina, e.=eye.
Fig. 9.  Third pleopod:   A,  Liroeus
sp.; B, Asellus sp.   Original.
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                  \
Fig. 10.  A. oaoi.dentdli'8.  A, dactylus and propodus of first peraeo-
pod;  B, first pleopod;  C, second pleopod;  D, E, respectively dor-
sal and ventral surfaces of tip of endopod of second pleopod;  F, uropod;
G, uropod and telson.   (After Williams, 1970).
can.= cannula, l.p.= lateral process, v.g.= ventral groove.
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                                SECTION IV

          KEY TO NORTH AMERICAN SURFACE-LIVING SPECIES OF ASELLUS
The following key is of use only for adult  male specimens;   as indicated
in the text above, it is the males which in Asellus provide the diagnos-
tic characters for the species separation.   Females cannot  be identified
at present.  In the key, the terms mesial process,  lateral  process,
caudal process, ventral groove,  and cannula refer to structures at the
tip of the endopod of the second pleopod.  All drawings of  the first and
second pleopods, unless contraindicated, are of right pleopods.  With
respect to the surface of these, ventral=anterior,  and dorsal=posterior.
All principal distinguishing characters have been used in compiling the
key, and are illustrated in the accompanying figures (no direct refer-
ence may be made to such characters in the  final part of the couplet for
each species).  In certain cases, to aid identification some quantitative
data are given in tabular form.

1     Palm of propodus of peraeopod 1 lacking triangular process near
         midpoint, but with 3-5 teeth-like  spines variously arranged
         (Fig. 10A).  Pleopod 1 distinctly  longer than pleopod 2, dis-
         tal segment with numerous long plumose setae (Fig. 10B).  Pleo-
         pod 2 with mesial and caudal processes not developed, but lat-
         eral process large, projecting beyond cannula, and distally
         recurved (Figs 10D, E,  11A-E);  endopod shape and  relative pro-
         portions of segments as in Fig. IOC.  Both exopod  and endopod
         of uropod longer than peduncle (Fig. 10F,  G):   A.  occidentalis
      Palm of propodus of peraeopod 1 usually (not always)  with both
         a large triangular process near midpoint and some  teeth-like
         spines variously arranged.  Pleopod 1 either longer than
         pleopod 2 and distal segment with  numerous long plumose
         setae,  or shorter to subequal in  length to pleopod 2 and
         lacking distal plumose  setae.   Lateral process of pleopod 2
         either absent or developed in conjunction with mesial process
         (i. e. not as shown in Figs 10D, E, 11A-H);  endopod shape
         and relative proportions of segments more or less  dissimilar
         to those shown in Fig.  IOC.  Exopod of uropod typically
         shorter than peduncle,  endopod usually subequal in length
         to peduncle (but sometimes longer) 	 2

2(1)  Pleopod 1 usually subequal in length  to pleopod 2 or  distinctly
         shorter, distal segment subovate to subrectangular without
         long plumose setae on distal margin but with few to numerous
         short simple setae.   Pleopod 2 with prominent cannula,
         often wide, never hidden ventrally by lateral or mesial
         processes 	 3
      Pleopod 1 usually distinctly longer than pleopod 2, distal
         segment usually subovate, often curved outward, and with
         few to numerous long plumose setae on distal margin.  Pleopod
         2 with small, narrow cannula sometimes hidden ventrally by
         lateral or mesial processes 	 10

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   Fig. 11.  A. occidental-is.  Variation in morphology of tip of
   endopod of second pleopod.  A-E, ventral views; F-H, dorsal
   views.  From Williams (1970).

3(2)  Pleopod 2 with neither mesial nor caudal processes developed,
         only cannula projects distally from endopod tip (Figs 12D,
         E, 13A-F);  dorsal surface of distal end of endopod with
         numerous minute comb-like structures (Fig. 12D);  endopod
         shape and proportion of segments as in Fig. 12C.  Both rami
         of uropod always flat, lanceolate and broad (Fig.  12F, G):
                                                         A.  lat-Leaudatus
      Caudal process of pleopod 2 always more or less developed, mesial
         process either developed or not, cannula never only process
         to project distally from endopod tip;  dorsal surface of dis-
         tal end of endopod usually lacking minute comb-like struc-
         ture  (if present, these extend on to caudal process);  endo-
         pod shape and proportions of segments more or less dissimilar
         to drawings of Fig. 12C.  Rami of uropod either flat, lance-
         olate and broad or linear and narrow 	 4

4(3)  Mesial process of pleopod 2 scarcely or not present 	 5
      Mesial process of pleopod 2 present and well-developed 	 6

5(4)  Inner and outer basal apophyses of endopod of pleopod 2 distinct
         (Fig. 6B, C);  caudal process usually broadly rounded, cannula
         long and narrow (Figs 6D, E, 14A-M);  shape of endopod and
         proportions of segments as in Fig. 6B:              A. oomrrtunis
      Inner basal angle of endopod of pleopod 2 obtuse, sharply angled,
         or produced into small, acutely pointed apophysis, outer basal
         apophysis not distinct (Fig. 15C);  caudal process often with
         acutely pointed apex, cannula short and wide (Figs 15D, 16A-
         H);  shape of endopod and proportions of segments as in Fig.
         15C:                                             A. interme
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Fig. 12.  A. laticaudatus.   A, dactylus and propodus of first perae-
opod;  B, first pleopod;  C, second pleopod;  D, E, respectively dor-
sal and ventral surfaces of endopod of second pleopod;  F, uropod;  G,
uropod and telson.  (After Williams, 1970).
can.= cannuia.
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Fig. 13.  A. laticaudatus.
endopod of second pleopod.
Variation in morphology of tip of
A-F, ventral views.  From Williams (1970)
                                                    M
Fig. 14.  A. aommunis.  Variation in morphology of tip of endopod
of second pleopod.  A-M, ventral views; A-K, specimens from eastern
States and southeastern Canada;  L, specimen from Washington;  M,
specimen from Colorado.  From Williams (1970).
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Fig. 15.  A.  intermedius.   A,  dactylus and propodus of first perae-
opod;  B, first pleopod; C, second pleopod;  D,  E, respectively dor-
sal and ventral surfaces of tip of endopod of second pleopod.
(After Williams, 1970).
can.= cannula, c.p.= caudal process,  v.g.= ventral groove.
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   Fig. 16.  A. intermedius.   Variation in morphology of tip of endo-
   pod of second pleopod.  A-H, ventral views.  From Williams (1970).

7(6)  Antenna 2 slightly longer than body.  Pleopod 1 distinctly
         shorter than pleopod 2, division of distal and proximal
         segments incomplete (Fig. 17B).  Caudal process of pleopod
         2 rounded, not well-developed (but clearly present), and
         lacking associated hooks and setae;  cannula and subequal
         mesial process extending beyond caudal process (Fig. 17D,
         E);  shape of endopod and proportions of segments as in
         Fig. 17C.  Rami of uropod linear, narrow and subequal in
         length to each other (endopod only slightly longer) (Fig.
         17F) :                                              A.  attenuates
      Antenna 2 usually shorter than body but sometimes subequal.
         Pleopod 1 subequal in length to or slightly longer than
         pleopod 2, division between distal and proximal segments
         more or less complete (Figs 18B, 20A-H, 21B).  Caudal pro-
         cess of pleopod 2 distinctly developed, large, terminating
         in prominent apex, usually with several fine comb-like struc-
         tures on dorsal surface and some lateral  setose  processes;
         cannula and mesial process usually not extending distally
         beyond caudal process (Figs 18D, E,  19A-J, 21D, E, 22A-F);
         shape of endopod and proportions of segments more or less
         dissimilar to Fig. 17C.  At least endopod of uropod lanceo-
         late, distinctly longer than exopod  (Figs 18F, 21F) 	
         	A. Tooovitzai. 	 8
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Fig. 17.  A. attenuatus.   A, dactylus and propodus of first peraeopod;
B, first pleopod;  C, second pleopod;  D, E, respectively dorsal and
ventral surfaces of tip of second pleopod;  F, uropod. (After Williams,
1970).
can.= cannula, m.p.= mesial process, v.g.= ventral groove.
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Fig. 18.  A. racovitzai racovitzai.   A, dactylus and propodus of first
peraeopod;  B, first pleopod;  C, second pleopod;  D, E,  respectively
dorsal and ventral surfaces of tip of endopod of second pleopod;   F,
uropod.   (After Williams, 1970).
can.= cannula, c.p.= caudal process, m.p.= mesial process,  v.g.= ventral
groove.
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8(7)   Distal segment of pleopod 1 more or less subrectangular (Fig.
         18B).   Cannula of pleopod 2 triangular in shape, not markedly
         thickened on outer margin (Figs 18D,  E, 19A-J);   shape of end-
         opod and proportions of segments as in  Fig.  18C. (Table 1):
                                                A.  raoovitzai- racovitzai
      Distal segment of pleopod 1 more or less subovate (Fig. 20A-H).
         Cannula of pleopod 2 not conspicuously triangular in shape,
         and outer margin thickened (Figs 21D, E, 22A-F);  shape of
         endopod and proportions of segments as in Fig.  21C.   (Table 1):
                                                 A.  racovitzai australis
  Fig. 19.   A.  racovitzai racovitzai.   Variation in morphology of tip of
  endopod of second pleopod.   A-J, ventral views;  A-H, J, specimens
  from eastern States and southeastern Canada;   I, specimen from Washing-
  ton.  From Williams (1970).
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   Fig. 20.  A. racovitzai raaovitzai.  Variation in shape of first
   pleopod.

                                TABLE 1

     SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TWO SUBSPECIES OF ASELLUS RACOVlTZAI
                             (males only)                              ,
                                           (From Williams 1970, Table 4)

length of antenna 2
body length
Pleopod 2
length of endopod
length of distal segment of exopod
Pleopod 2-distal segment of exopod
length
width
Pleopod 2 -endopod
length
width

Range
M*
± S.D.
Range
M*
± S.D.
Range
M*
± S.D.
Range
M*
+ S.D.
A. raeovitzai
racovitzai.
0.44-0.80
0.60
0.08
I.b5-1.89
1.34
0.18
0.96-2.00
1.45
0.20
2.34-3.20
2.78
0.24
A. racovitza-i
., aus traits
0.67-1.00
0.80
0.09
0.72-1.20
0.96
0*11
1.48-2.47
1.78
0.25
2.15-2.80
2.49
0.17
* difference between means highly significant in all comparisons (by "t"
test, P = < 0.001)
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Fig. 21.  A. raaovitzai australis.   A, dactylus and propodus of first
peraeopod;  B, first pleopod;  C, second pleopod;  D, E, respectively
dorsal and ventral surfaces of tip of endopod of second pleopod;  F,
uropod.  (After Williams, 1970).
can.= cannula, c.p.= caudal process, m.p.= mesial process, v.g.=
ventral groove.
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   Fig. 22.  A. raeovitzai australis.   Variation in morphology of tip
   of endopod of second pleopod.  A-F, ventral views.  From Williams
   (1970).

9(6)     Antenna 2 usually shorter than body length.  Proximal pro-
           jection on palm of propodus of peraeopod 1 typically with
           tooth-like  seta  (Fig. 23A).  Mesial process of pleopod 2
           usually long and not very wide; cannula of moderate width
           (Figs 23D, E, 24A-G);  endopod shape and/or proportions of
           segments as in Figs 23C, 25A-J;  proximal segment of exopod
           frequently with marginal setae (Fig. 23C).  Uropods mostly
           subequal in length to telson.  Both telson and uropods only
           moderately  setose  laterally (Fig. 23F, G) (Table 2):
                                                              A. forbesi
        Antenna 2 usually subequal in length to body.  Proximal pro-
           jection on palm of propodus of peraeopod 1 with long stout
           seta  (never a tooth-like  seta) (Fig. 26).  Mesial process
           of pleopod 2 usually short and wide, cannula very wide with
           recurved outer lip (Figs 27C, D, 28A-H);  endopod shape and
           proportions of segments as in Fig. 27B;  proximal segment of
           exopod without marginal setae  (Fig. 27B).  Uropods distinct-
           ly longer than telson and both telson and uropods very
           setose  laterally (Fig. 27E) (Table 2):             A. obtusus

10(2)   Body of endopod and associated terminal processes of pleopod
           2 arranged in spiral fashion so that 'ventral1 groove
           actually lies dorsally (Fig. 29C, D, E);  cannula not
           visible;  endopod shape and proportions of segments as in
           Fig. 29C.  Endopod of uropod shorter than peduncle (Fig.
           29F):                                             A.  montanus
        Body of endopod of pleopod 2 not spirally arranged although
           some torsion may be displayed by terminal processes (i.e.
           not as indicated in Fig. 29C, D, E);  cannula (at least tip)
           visible from ventral or dorsal view;  endopod shape and
           proportions of segments more or less dissimilar to Fig.
           29C.  Endopod of uropod typically longer than or subequal
           in length to peduncle  	 11
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                                                                    C.P.
                                                                   V.g.
Fig. 23.  4. forbesi.  A, dactylus and propodus of first peraeopod;
B, first pleopod;  C, second pleopod;  D, E, respectively dorsal and
ventral surface of tip of endopod of second pleopod;  F, uropod;  G,
uropod and telson.   (After Williams, 1970).
can.= cannula, c.p.= caudal process, m.p.= mesial process, v.g.=
ventral groove.
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Fig. 24.  A. forbesi.  Variation in morphology of tip of endopod
of second pleopod.  A-H, ventral views.  From Williams (1970).
Fig. 25.  A. forbesi.  Variation in shape of endopod of second
pleopod.  From Williams (1970).
Fig. 26.  A. obtusus.  Distal segments
of first peraeopod with dactylus and
palm of propodus shown in greater de-
tail.  From Williams (1970).
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Fig. 27.  A. obtueus.   A, first pleopod;  B, second pleopod;  C, D,
respectively dorsal and ventral surfaces of endopod of second pleopod;
E, uropod and telson.   (After Williams, 1970).
can.= cannula, c.p.= caudal process, m.p.= mesial process, v.g.=
ventral groove.
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                                                            H
   Fig. 28.  A. obtusus.  Variation in morphology of tip of endopod
   of second pleopod.  A-H, ventral views.  From Williams (1970).

                                TABLE 2

      SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TWO SPECIES OF ASELLUS (males only)
                                           (From Williams 1970, Table 5)

Maximum body length (mm)
length of antenna 2
body length
Pleopod 2 -proximal segment
Number of marginal setae
Pleopod 2 -endopod
length
width
uropod length
telson length


Range
M*
± S.D.
of exopod
Range
M*
± S.D.
Range
M*
i S.D.
A. forbesi
18.5
0.5-1.0
0.75
0.12
0-4
1.65-2.64
2.05
0.22
0.67-1.5
1.16
0.20
A. obtusus
12.5
0.8-1.5
1.03
0.19
0
1.39-1.84
1.63
0.15
1.0-2.0
1.48
0.32
* difference between means highly significant in all comparisons (by "t"
test, P =<0.001)
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Fig. 29.  A. montgnus;  A, dactylus and propodus of first peraeopod;
B, first pleopod;  C, second pleopod; D, E, respectively dorsal and
ventral surfaces of tip of endopod of second pleopod;  F, uropod.
(After Williams, 19"?0).
'v.gf.'= 'ventral1 groove.
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                                                            v.p.'
Fig. 30.  A. nodulus.  A, dactylus and palm of first peraeopod;  B,
first peraeopod;  C, first pleopod;  D, second pleopod;  E, F, respec-
tively dorsal and ventral surfaces of tip of endopod of second pleopod;
G, uropod;  H, uropod and telson.  (After Williams, 1970).
'd.p.'= dorsal process,  'v.p.'= ventral process.
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11(10)   Cannula of pleopod  2  completely enclosed  between two promin-
           ent, heavily sclerotized,  non-dentate, broadly rounded
           'ventral'and 'dorsal' processes  (Fig.  30E,  F);  distal end
           of endopod with  small degree of  torsion so  that 'ventral1
           groove lies laterally;   endopod  shape  and proportions of
           segments as in Fig.  30D.   Endopod of uropod distinctly
           longer than peduncle (Fig.  30G,  H):                 A.  nodulus
        Cannula of pleopod  2  not enclosed between two  processes as des-
           cribed above (i.e. not  as  indicated  in Fig.  30E,  F);   dis-
           tal end of endopod not  displaying any  obvious sign of
           torsion;  ventral groove distinct;   endopod shape and pro-
           portions of segments more  or less dissimilar to drawing
           of Fig. 300.   Endopod of uropod  typically only slightly
           longer than or subequal in length to peduncle 	 12

12(11)   Cannula of pleopod  2 visible  from ventral view, lateral  pro-
           cess not (or only  slightly)  developed, mesial process prom-
           inent and bifid, caudal process  wide and irregularly dentate
           (Fig. 31D, E);  endopod shape and proportions of segments
           as in Fig. 31C:                               A.  dentadaatylus
        Cannula of pleopod  2 often hidden by lateral process in ventral
           view, lateral  process well-developed,  mesial process  prom-
           inent but with either rounded or dentate distal margin (not
           bifid), caudal process  absent or rounded (not dentate);
           endopod shape  and proportions of segments more or less dis-
           similar to Fig.  31C  	 13

13(12)   Caudal process of pleopod  2 absent, distal dorsal surface of
           endopod with numerous minute setae, lateral process  non-
           sclerotized with rounded margin, mesial process obtusely
           dentate (Fig.  32C, D);   endopod  shape  and proportions of
           segments with  some variation but typically  as shown in
           Figs 32B, 33A-G.  Uropods  about  half as long as telson
           (always<0.7), peduncle about as wide  as long (Fig. 32E):
                                               A.  brevioauda bYewLaauda
           [Pending a further examination of specimens, two subspecies
           of A. bYevioauda have tentatively been proposed by Williams
           (1970), A.  bYevioauda bYevioauda Forbes, 1876, and A.  bYevi-
           oauda bivittatus Walker, 1961.   The  differences between them
           are small and  mainly involve slight  differences in setation,
           segment proportions, and number  of segments in antennal fla-
           gella.  Table  3  details the principal  differences.]
        Distal endopodial processes of pleopod  2  (considered as  a
           whole) of shape  and  arrangement  other  than  as described
           for A. bYevioauda breviaauda, distal dorsal surface of
           endopod lacks  minute setae;   endopod  shape and proportions
           of segments more or  less dissimilar  to drawings of Figs
           32B, 33A-G. Uropods subequal to or  slightly longer than
           telson, peduncle always longer than  wide	 14
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Fig. 31.  A. dentadaotylus.   A, dactylus and propodus of first perae-
opod;  B, first pleopod;  C, second pleopod;  D, E, respectively dor-
sal and ventral surfaces of tip of endopod of second pleopod;  F,
uropod.  (After Williams, 1970).
can.= cannula, c.p.= caudal process, m.p.= mesial process, v.g.=
ventral groove.
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 Fig. 32.  A. brevicauda brevicauda.  A, first pleopod;  B, second
 pleopod;  C, D, respectively dorsal and ventral surfaces of tip of
 endopod of second pleopod;  E, uropod.  (After Williams, 1970).
 can.= cannula, l.p.= lateral process, m.p.= mesial process, v.g.=
 ventral groove.

14(13)   Cannula of  pleopod  2  small  and  narrow,  lateral  process  pointed,
           mesial process obtusely  dentate,  caudal  process  absent  (Figs
           34D,  E,  35A-G);  endopod shape and proportions of segments
           as in Fig.  34C:                                A.  scrupulosus
        Cannula of  pleopod  2  not  small  and narrow,  lateral  process
           rounded, mesial  process  not  dentate  (but with rugose pos-
           terior lobe),  caudal process present, broadly rounded with
           some rugosities  (Fig.  36D, E);  endopod  shape and propor-
           tions of segments  as in  Fig.  36C:                     A. kenki
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Fig. 33.  A. breviaauda brevioauda.  Variation in shape and pro-
portions of segments of second pleopod.  From Williams (1970).
                             TABLE 3

PRINCIPAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TWO SUBSPECIES OF ASELLUS BREVICAUDA
                          (males only)
                                        (From Williams 1970, Table 3)


Antenna 1
Antenna 2
Peraeopod 1
Pleopod 1
Pleopod 2

A.
Maximum body length (mm)
No. segments in flagellum
No. segments in flagellum
No. teeth-like setae on
dactylus
Triangular process near mid-
point of palm of propodus
No. coupling hooks on sympod
width , . . ,
lengtn
No. plumose setae on distal
segment
length A
width "ymp0d
No. plumose setae on distal
segment of exopod
uropod length
telson length
breviaauda
breviaauda
17.0
11-17
60-124
6-14
present
4-7
0.40-0.50
5-11
1.37-2.00
12-17
0.48-0.68
A. breviaauda
bivittatue
5.5
8-9
31-44
5-6
absent
3-4
0.50-0.62
4-6
1.25-1.60
5-10
0.36-0.44
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Fig. 34.  A. scrupulosus.   A, dactylus and pfopodus of first peraeopod;
B, first pleopod; C, second pleopod;  D, E, respectively dorsal and ven-
tral surfaces of tip of endopod of second pleopod;  F, uropod.  (After
Williams, 1970).
can.= cannula, l.p.= lateral process, m.p.= mesial process, v.g.=
ventral groove.
Fig. 35.  A. ecrupuloBue.   Variation in morphology of endopod tip of
second pleopod.  A-C, E, G, ventral views;   D, F, dorsal views.
From Williams (1970).
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Fig. 36.  A. keriki.  A, first pleopod;  B, distal margin of first
pleopod;  C, second left pieopod;  D, E, respectively dorsal and ventral
surfaces of tip of endopod of second left pleopod.  (After Bowman, 1967)
can.= cannula, c.p.= caudal process, l.p.= lateral process, m.p.= mesial
process, v.g.= ventral groove.

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                                SECTION V

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                             INDEX OF SCIENTIFIC NAMES
   alabamae (Liroeus),  14
   aquatiaus  (Asellus),  2
   Asellidae, 1
   Asellopsis, 1
   Asellus, 1,2,3,4,7,11,13,17
   	aquatiaus , 2
   	attenuatus, 13,24,25
   	breviaauda bivittatus,  13,37,40
   	breviaauda,  13,37,39,40
   	oommunis, 4,5,6,7,8,9,10,13,20,
       22
   	dentadaotylus,  13,37,38
   	forbesi, 13,30,31,32
   	intermedius, 13,20,23,24
   	kenki* 13,40,42
   	 latioaudatus,  13,20,21,22
   	montanus, 13,30,35
   	 nodulus, 13,36,37
   	obtusus, 14,30,32,33,34
   	 oaoidentalis,  14,18,19,20
   	raoovitzai australis,  14,27,28,
       29,30
   	raoovitzai,  14,26,27,28
   	 sorupulosus, 14,40
   attenuatus (Asellus), 13,24,25
   biauspidatus (Liraeus), 14
   bi-dentatus (Liraeus), 14
   Bopyridae, 1
   braohyurus (Liroeus)3 14
   brevicauda bivittatus (Asellus),  13,
       37,40
   	brevioccuda (Asellus)3  13,37,39,
       40
   Caeo-idotea., 1
   Cirolanidae, 1
   oommunis (Asellus),  4,5,6,7,8,9,10,
       13,20,22
   Conasellus, 1
   dentadactylus (Asellus),  13,37,38
   fontinalis (Lirceus), 14
   forbesi, (Asellus),  13,30,31,32
garmccn-i  (Liraeus),  14
hargeri  (Liraeus),  14
hoppinae hoppinae  (Liraeus),  14
	ouaohitaensis  (L-irceus),  14
	 ozarkensis  (Liraeus),  14
intermedius  (Asellus),  13,20,23,24
kenki,  (Asellus), 13,40,42
laticaudatus  (Asellus), 13,20,21,22
lineatus (Liroeua),  14
Lirceus, 1,2,3,4,14,17
	alabamae, 14
	 biauspidatus,  14
	 bidentatus, 14
	 brachyurus, 14
	 fontinalis, 14
	garmani,  14
	hargeri,  14
	'hoppinae  hoppinae,  14
	 ouaohitaensis,  14
	  ozarkensis,  14
	 lineatus, 14
	 louisianae, 15
	 megapodus,  15
	 riohardsonae,  15
	 trilobus, 15
louisianae  (Liraeus),IS
Manoasellus,  1
megapodus (Liraeus),  15
montanus  (Asellus),  13,30,35
nodulus  (Asellus),  13,36,37
obtusus  (Asellus),  14,30,32,33,34
ooaidentalis  (Asellus),  14,18,19,20
Pseudobaiaalasellus,  1
raoovitzai australis  (Asellus),  13,
    27,28,29,30
	 raoovitzai (Asellus),  13,26,27,
    28
rio'hardsonae  (Liraeus),  15
sarupulosus  (Asellus),  14,40,41
Sphaeromatidae,  1
Sphaeromidae, 1
trilobus  (Liraeus),  15
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