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