Microcerberidae

The Microcerberidae are a family of isopod crustaceans. They are less than long, and live interstitially in shallow marine or freshwater sand habitats.

Marine microcerberids comprise the main part species diversity, but are very alike. As a group, they have very broad distribution: the majority of Coxicerberus: Americas, southern coasts of Europe, Africa, warm waters of Asia, New Zealand "Microcerberus" monodi: Angola Freshwater taxa are less abundant in species number (only 12 species), but are more morphologically diverse and include seven or eight genera. They have these distributions: Afrocerberus and Protocerberus: central and southern Africa Bulgarocerberus: Bulgaria Isoyvesia: Cuba Mexicerberus: Mexico Microcerberus: South Carolina, Romania, Bulgaria and Macedonia "Microcerberus" remyi: Morocco Coxicerberus ruffoi: northern Italy