Seroloidea

Seroloidea
Spinoserolis beddardi (Serolidae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Isopoda
Suborder:	Sphaeromatidea
Superfamily:	Seroloidea Dana, 1852 [1]
Families [1]
See text.
Synonyms [1]
SerolideaDana, 1852

Seroloidea is a superfamily of isopod crustaceans in the suborder Sphaeromatidea. ^[1]

Families

Seroloidea contains 6 families ^{[1] [2]} , four extant and two extinct. ^[1] A seventh family, Chelonidiidae, exists, but it is considered a synonym of Plakarthriidae by the World Register of Marine Species. ^[1]

Extant families

^{[1] [3]}

• Basserolidae Brandt & Poore, 2003
• Bathynataliidae Kensley, 1978
• Chelonidiidae Pfeffer, 1887 (synonym of Plakarthriidae ^[1] )
• Plakarthriidae Hansen, 1905
• Serolidae Dana, 1852

Extinct families

^[1]

• † Schweglerellidae Brandt, Crame, Polz & Thomson, 1999
• † Tricarinidae Feldmann, Kolahdouz, Biranvand & Schweigert, 2007

References

1. Schotte M, Boyko CB, Bruce NL, Poore GC, Taiti S, Wilson GD, eds. (2025). "Seroloidea Dana, 1852". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans Database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 21 December 2025.
2. "Seroloidea Dana, 1852". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
3. "Open Tree taxonomy: Seroloidea". Open Tree of Life. Retrieved 21 December 2025.