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Species ID
OC-SP-0002614
Discovered
Phylum
Arthropoda
Species ID
OC-SP-0002614
Provisional Species Name
Serolina sp_MoV7424
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 MoV7424 is notable for the swollen lateral bosses on the pleotelson near the bases of the uropods. The species is known only from a juvenile without adult male or female features. Interim diagnosis. Female body 1.23 times as long as wide. Head without posterior lobe; middorsal crests scarcely visible in lateral view; pereonites 1–6 without sublateral ridges or tubercles, pereonites without submedial tubercles along posterior margins. Coxal dorsal plate margins 1–4 marginally contiguous; coxal dorsal plates 5, 6 set in from plate 4; 6 narrow and acute, reaching halfway along pleonal epimeron 2. Pleonal epimera 2 and 3 similar, acute. Pleotelson 0.7 times as long as wide, with pair of smooth bosses at base of uropod attachment. Uropodal exopod three-quarters length of endopod, apex oblique.
Received All Minimal Data for Discovery
01/04/2026
Description of Material
The species is known from a single juvenile, 5.3 mm long.
Ecology
Like all members of this family, Serolidae, the species is benthic living on the surface of the sediment.
Distribution
Australia, Western Australia. IMCRA Northwest Shelf Province; 39 m depth (known only from type locality).
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