| Taxon | Serolidae |
|---|---|
| Authority | Dana, 1852 |
Serolidae is a family of isopod crustaceans. The family 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.[1]
Genera
Serolidae contains the following genera :[2]
- 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
References
- ^ Bruce, Niel L. & Poore, Gary C. B. (2012-08-31). "Global Diversity of Marine Isopods (Except Asellota and Crustacean Symbionts)". PLOS ONE. 7 (8). Bibcode:2012PLoSO...743529P. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043529. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 3432053. PMID 22952700
- ^ WoRMS (2011). "Serolidae". 118276. Retrieved November 27, 2011.