… » Animals » … » Arthropods » … » Oligostracan Crustaceans » Ostracodes » …

Life » Cellular » Eukaryotes » Opisthokonts » Animals » Bilateria » Protostomes » Ecdysozoans » Arthropods » Pancrustacea » Oligostracan Crustaceans » Ostracodes » Myodocopa » Myodocopida » Myodocopina » Sarsielloidea » Philomedidae » Philomedinae » Philomedes «

Philomedes fortax Kornicker 1994

Philomedes fortax is a species of ostracodes in the family Philomedidae. Individuals can grow to 32 mm.

EOL has data for 5 attributes, including:

body length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CMO_0000013
- Definition: A measurement of the longest dimension of a body, typically between two distinct ends of the body.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed] [database_cross_reference: ISBN:978-1416049982]
show all records
32 mm
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
show all records
tasman Sea
- URI: http://www.marineregions.org/gazetteer.php?p=details&id=4365
show all records
supporting structures and enclosures
- URI: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/SupportingStructuresEnclosures
- Definition: Hard framework, internal or external, which supports and protects softer parts of plant, animal or unicellular organism, and to which muscles usually attach in animals, includes skeletons (derived from Lawrence, 2005).
- Attribution: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:SupportingStructuresEnclosures Lawrence, E. (ed.) (2005) Henderson's dictionary of Biology (13th edition). London, United Kingdom: Pearson Education Limited.
show all records
exoskeleton
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006611
- Definition: Exoskeleton or shell, including those of mollusks, turtles, insects and crustaceans
show all records

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Philomedes fortax Kornicker 1994. View this species on GBIF