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Crustacea Isopoda collected during the Oc/S "Almirante Saldanha" cruises in southern South America: II. Additions to the species of Serolis (Flabellifera, Serolidae)

This paper reports on part of the species of Serolis Leach, 1818 (Crustacea, Flabellifera, Serolidae) collected from benthic stations performed during cruises of the Brazilian Navy Oc/S "Almirante Saldanha" along southern South America. The species studied are Serolis schythei Lütken, 1858, Serolis polaris Richardson, 1911, Serolis foresti Bastida & Torti, 1970, Serolis uaperta Moreira, 1971, Serolis exigua Nordenstam, 1933 and Serolis elliptica Sheppard, 1933. New localities of occurrence are reported, as well as it is given a com plete synonymy for each species treated, and for Serolis schythei and Serolis exigua also its main distinctive characteristics.


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