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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Suborder: | Sphaeromatidea |
| Superfamily: | Seroloidea Dana, 18521 |
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| Synonyms1 | |
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Seroloidea is a superfamily of isopod crustaceans in the suborder Sphaeromatidea.1
Families
Seroloidea contains 6 families12, 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
- Basserolidae Brandt & Poore, 2003
- Bathynataliidae Kensley, 1978
- Chelonidiidae Pfeffer, 1887 (synonym of Plakarthriidae1)
- Plakarthriidae Hansen, 1905
- Serolidae Dana, 1852
Extinct families
- †Schweglerellidae Brandt, Crame, Polz & Thomson, 1999
- †Tricarinidae Feldmann, Kolahdouz, Biranvand & Schweigert, 2007
References
References
- 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.
- "Seroloidea Dana, 1852". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
- "Open Tree taxonomy: Seroloidea". Open Tree of Life. Retrieved 21 December 2025.