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Serolidae
Sign in to saveSerolidae 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.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMalacostraca
- OrderIsopoda
- FamilySerolidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 457
- With media
- 52
- Family
- Serolidae
- Collections
- CAS, USNM, SIO, NMV, YPM
- Recorded in
- United States, Antarctica, Australia, British Virgin Islands
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Seroloidea
- Image
- Spinoserolis beddardi.jpg
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- Commons category
- Serolidae
- taxon name
- Serolidae
- taxon rank
- family
- topic's main category
- Category:Serolidae
- taxon author citation
- Dana, 1852
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Genera
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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
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