Serolidae


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.

Genera

Serolidae contains the following genera :
  • 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