Ceratoserolis meridionalis

Ceratoserolis meridionalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Suborder: Sphaeromatidea
Family: Serolidae
Genus: Ceratoserolis
Species: C. meridionalis
Binomial name
Ceratoserolis meridionalis
(Vanhöffen, 1914)[1]

Ceratoserolis meridionalis is a species of serolid isopod found in Antarctica, including the Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetland Islands.[2] Ceratoserolis meridionalis have been observed to dig borrows in the sand on the ocean floor to make its home.

References

  1. "Ceratoserolis meridionalis (Vanhoffen, 1914)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  2. Peter Brueggeman. "Serolid isopod Ceratoserolis meridionalis". Underwater Field Guide to Ross Island & McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. Retrieved February 20, 2009.
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