Brucerolis is a genus of isopods in the family Serolidae,[1] found in the Southern Ocean.[2]

Brucerolis
Brucerolis brandtae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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There are ten recognized species:[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory: Genus Brucerolis Poore & Storey, 2009". biodiversity.org.au. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Brucerolis Poore & Storey, 2009". www.gbif.org. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. ^ a b Gary Poore; Melissa J. Storey (26 August 2009). "Brucerolis gen. n., and Acutiserolis Brandt, 1988, deep-water southern genera of isopods (Crustacea, Isopoda, Serolidae)". ZooKeys. 18 (18): 151. doi:10.3897/ZOOKEYS.18.129. ISSN 1313-2989. Wikidata Q21191967.
  4. ^ "IRMNG - Brucerolis Poore & Storey, 2009". www.irmng.org. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.