Brucerolis
Genus of crustaceans
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Brucerolis is a genus of isopods in the family Serolidae,[1] found in the Southern Ocean.[2]
| Brucerolis | |
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| Brucerolis brandtae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Serolidae |
| Genus: | Brucerolis Poore & Storey, 2009[1] |
| Type species | |
| Brucerolis nowra Poore & Storey, 2009 | |
The genus was first described in 2009 by Gary Poore and Melissa Storey,[1][3] and the genus name honours Niel L. Bruce.[3]
Species
There are ten recognized species:[2][4]
- Brucerolis brandtae Storey & Poore, 2009
- Brucerolis bromleyana (Suhm, 1876)
- Brucerolis cidaris (Poore & Brandt, 1997)
- Brucerolis howensis Storey & Poore, 2009
- Brucerolis hurleyi Storey & Poore, 2009
- Brucerolis macdonnellae (Menzies, 1962)
- Brucerolis maryannae (Menzies, 1962)
- Brucerolis nowra Poore & Storey, 2009
- Brucerolis osheai Storey & Poore, 2009
- Brucerolis victoriensis Storey & Poore, 2009
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