The aquatic sow bugs represent only 5% of the total North American Isoptera. Of the five or six families in this order, only one, Asellidae is recognized by Ohio EPA. Two genera, Caecidotea and Lirceus are not taken to a lower taxanomic level. [Back to Aquatic Macros ],[Back to Other Aquatic Macro webpage]
The aquatic sow bugs represent only 5% of the total North American Isoptera. Of the five or six families in this order, only one, Asellidae is recognized by Ohio EPA. Two genera, Caecidotea and Lirceus are not taken to a lower taxanomic level.
