Serolidae
Brucerolis bromleyana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Isopoda
Superfamily: Seroloidea
Family: Serolidae
Dana, 1852

Serolidae is a family of isopod crustaceans, containing the following genera :[1]

  • Acanthoserolis Brandt, 1988
  • Acutiserolis Brandt, 1988
  • Atlantoserolis Wägele, 1994
  • Basserolis Poore, 1985
  • Brazilserolis Wägele, 1994
  • Brucerolis Poore & Storey, 2009
  • Caecoserolis Wägele, 1994
  • Ceratoserolis Cals, 1977
  • Cristaserolis Brandt, 1988
  • Frontoserolis Brandt, 1991
  • Glabroserolis Menzies, 1962
  • Heteroserolis Brandt, 1991
  • Leptoserolis Brandt, 1988
  • Myopiarolis Bruce, 2009
  • Neoserolis Wägele, 1994
  • Paraserolis Wägele, 1994
  • Sedorolis Bruce, 2009
  • Septemserolis Wägele, 1994
  • Serolella Pfeffer, 1891
  • Serolina Poore, 1987
  • Serolis Leach, 1818
  • Spinoserolis Brandt, 1988
  • Thysanoserolis Brandt, 1991

The family Serolidae encompasses 22 genera with 109 species. These species are exclusively marine and are distributed across the marine realms as follows: one species can be found in the Temperate Northern Atlantic, one species in the Temperate Northern Pacific, seven species in the Tropical Atlantic, six species in the Central Indo-Pacific, 16 species in Temperate South America, one species in Temperate Southern Africa, 20 species in Temperate Australasia, and 31 species in the Southern Ocean.[2]

References

  1. WoRMS (2011). Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD (eds.). "Serolidae". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
  2. Bruce, Niel L.; Poore, Gary C. B. (2012-08-31). "Global Diversity of Marine Isopods (Except Asellota and Crustacean Symbionts)". PLOS ONE. 7 (8): e43529. Bibcode:2012PLoSO...743529P. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043529. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3432053. PMID 22952700.


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