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.^[1]

Serolidae
Brucerolis bromleyana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Isopoda
Superfamily:	Seroloidea
Family:	Serolidae Dana, 1852

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

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  Underside of an unidentified (dried) marine serolid isopod seen on the shore in Punta Arenas, Chile. About 3-4cm in length.
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  Molt of an unidentified (dried) marine serolid isopod seen on the shore in Punta Arenas, Chile. About 3-4cm in length.
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  An unidentified (dried) marine serolid isopod seen on the shore in Punta Arenas, Chile. About 3-4cm in length.