Ceratoserolis
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Ceratoserolis is a genus of serolid isopods
Isopoda
Isopods are an order of peracarid crustaceans, including familiar animals such as woodlice and pill bugs. The name Isopoda derives from the Greek roots and...

 that live mainly in Antarctic coasts. They were once consider to be part of the genus Serolis
Serolis
Serolis is a genus of isopod crustacean, containing the following species:*Serolis antarctica Beddard, 1886*Serolis arntzi Brandt, 2003*Serolis aspera Sheppard, 1933*Serolis glacialis...

. Four species have been described in Ceratoserolis, although there may be further cryptic species.
  • Ceratoserolis meridionalis
    Ceratoserolis meridionalis
    Ceratoserolis meridionalis is a species of serolid isopod found in Antarctica, including the Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands. Ceratoserolis meridionalis have been observed to dig borrows in the sand on the ocean floor to make its home....

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