Mexistenasellus coahuila, the Coahuila isopod, is a species of isopod crustacean in the family Stenasellidae. It is found in Mexico and Texas[2] in the United States. Once thought to only live in southern North America, it has been found living outside Jacksonville, Florida in the Hole in Wall Cave.[3] This discovery was thought to double the range of the Stenasellidae's existence in North America.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Stenasellidae |
| Genus: | Mexistenasellus |
| Species: | M. coahuila
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| Binomial name | |
| Mexistenasellus coahuila Cole & Minkley, 1972
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References
edit- ^ 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. Retrieved 10 August 2007.
- ^ a b "Mexistenasellus coahuila". NatureServe Explorer: An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ Lewis, J. J., & Sawicki, T. R. (2016). Mexistenasellus floridensis sp. n., the first stenasellid isopod discovered from the Floridan aquifer (Crustacea, Isopoda, Asellota). Subterranean Biology, 17, 121-132.
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