Ceratoserolis

Ceratoserolis
Ceratoserolis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Sphaeromatidea
Family: Serolidae
Genus: Ceratoserolis
Cals, 1977 [1]

Ceratoserolis is a genus of serolid isopods that live mainly in Antarctic coasts. They were once consider to be part of the genus Serolis. Four species have been described in Ceratoserolis,[2] although there may be further cryptic species.[3]

  • Ceratoserolis meridionalis (Vanhoeffen, 1914)
  • Ceratoserolis pasternaki (Kussakin, 1967)
  • Ceratoserolis serratus (Brandt, 1988)
  • Ceratoserolis trilobitoides (Eights, 1833)

External links

  1. ^ "Ceratoserolis Cals, 1977". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=542064. Retrieved February 21, 2011. 
  2. ^ Marilyn Schotte (2010). "Ceratoserolis Cals, 1977". In M. Schotte, C. B. Boyko, N. L. Bruce, G. C. B. Poore, S. Taiti & G. D. F. Wilson. World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=175145. Retrieved February 21, 2011. 
  3. ^ Julian Gutt, Graham Hosie & Michael Stoddart (2010). "Marine Life in the Antarctic". In Alasdair McIntyre. Life in the World's Oceans: Diversity, Distribution, and Abundance. John Wiley and Sons. pp. 203–220. doi:10.1002/9781444325508.ch11. ISBN 9781405192972. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Vlj1gfR7yzQC&pg=PA208.