Forbes' Waterslater
Conasellus forbesi (Williams, 1970)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Crustacea
Class	Malacostraca
Order	Isopoda
Family	Asellidae
Genus	Conasellus
Species	Conasellus forbesi (Williams, 1970)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Stygoxene
Realm: Aquatic

Distribution

Range

Known from one county in Tennessee.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Tennessee

Counties

Tennessee: Fentress

Conservation and management

State and federal status

Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.

References

Lewis, J.J. 2005a. A biological inventory of caves of the Cumberland Plateau. Tennessee Chapter Cave Program, The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 156 pp.

This account was last revised 6 September 2026.

How to cite this account

Conasellus forbesi (Williams, 1970). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1604. https://cavebiology.org/species/conasellus-forbesi/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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