Species ID
OC-SP-0002611
Discovered
Phylum
Arthropoda
Species ID
OC-SP-0002611
Provisional Species Name
Serolina sp_MoV7419
Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS
Heteroserolis
Lowest Known Rank
Genus
Status
Discovered
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Embargo
No
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Isopoda
Family
Serolidae
Genus
Heteroserolis
Date Identified
12/11/2025
Taxonomic Remarks
Serolina MoV7419 is notable for the sharp pointed sublateral carinae on pereonites 2–4 less evident on pereonites 5 and 6, and the high sharp medial carina on the pleotelson. The new species is smaller than the similar S. delaria Poore, 1987. Interim diagnosis. Female 1.17 times as long as wide; male as long as wide. Head with 3 small tubercles; middorsal crests visible in lateral view; pereonites 2–5(6) each with sublateral triangular carinae, with sharp posterior angles, concave mesially, pereonites 1–6 with submedial tubercles along posterior margins. Coxal dorsal plate margins 1–4 contiguous, plates 4–6 separated by notches; 6 narrow and acute, overlapping pleonal epimeron 2 (male) or not (female). Pleonal epimera 2 and 3 similar, acute, third long especially in female. Pleotelson 0.8 times as long as wide, without dorsolateral ridges. Uropodal exopod scarcely shorter than endopod, apex truncate.
Received All Minimal Data for Discovery
01/04/2026
Description of Material
The species is known from six individuals from shallow water beaches on the southern coast of Western Australia.
Ecology
Like all members of this family, Serolidae, the species is benthic living on the surface of the sediment.
Distribution
Australia, Western Australia. IMCRA Southwest Shelf Province; 1–2 m depth.
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