{{Short description|Family of crustaceans}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Serolis bromleyana - Brehms Tierleben X Niedere Tiere.png | image_caption = ''Brucerolis bromleyana'' | 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.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Bruce |first1=Niel L. |last2=Poore |first2=Gary C. B. |date=2012-08-31 |title=Global Diversity of Marine Isopods (Except Asellota and Crustacean Symbionts) |journal=PLOS ONE |language=en |volume=7 |issue=8 |article-number=e43529 |bibcode=2012PLoSO...743529P |doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0043529 |issn=1932-6203 |pmc=3432053 |pmid=22952700 |doi-access=free}}</ref>
== Genera == Serolidae contains the following genera :<ref>{{cite WoRMS|author=WoRMS|year=2011|title=Serolidae|db=Isopod|id=118276|accessdate=November 27, 2011}}</ref>{{div col|colwidth=15em}} *''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> {{div col end}}
<gallery> File:DSC03903c.jpg|Underside of an unidentified (dried) marine serolid isopod seen on the shore in Punta Arenas, Chile. About 3–4 cm in length. File:DSC03894c.jpg|Molt of an unidentified (dried) marine serolid isopod seen on the shore in Punta Arenas, Chile. About 3–4 cm in length. File:DSC03899c.jpg|An unidentified (dried) marine serolid isopod seen on the shore in Punta Arenas, Chile. About 3–4 cm in length. </gallery>
==References== {{Reflist}}
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Category:Sphaeromatidea Category:Isopod families Category:Serolidae
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