Philomedes heptathrix

• Main Authors: Chavtur, Vladimir G., Keyser, Dietmar
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2016
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Ostracoda; Myodocopida; Philomedidae; Philomedes; Philomedes heptathrix; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6069974; http://treatment.plazi.org/id/18659911FF9DC91CFF08B03FFC79F989

Philomedes cf. heptathrix (Figs. 24 H; 25 C, D, G, H; 26 A, B) Studied material (coordinates, depth and sediment see Appendix). RV “Polarstern”, ANT XV/3 station 148: adult female or A-1 female (1.77 mm). Description of adult female (or A- 1 female) (Fig. 24 H). Length 1.77 mm. Second antenna (Fig. 25 H). Endopodite: first joint only with 1 distal seta. Mandible (Fig. 26 A, B). Basale: dorsal margin with 7 setae, 5 near middle and 2 subterminal; lateral surface with 5 setae; ventral margin with 3 distal setae. Sixth limb . Epipodial appendage with 3–4 setae. Seventh limb . Each limb with 11 setae, 5 (2+3) in distal group and 6 (3+3) in proximal group; each seta with 3– 5 bells. Terminal comb with 13 alate teeth; 2 pegs present on opposite comb. Caudal furca . Limb with 9+10 claws. Remarks. Carapace and limbs are similar to Kornicker’s and our specimens of P. heptathrix. It differs in the following: first endopodial joint of second antenna only with 1 distal seta. Published as part of Chavtur, Vladimir G. & Keyser, Dietmar, 2016, Benthic myodocopid Ostracoda (Philomedidae) from the Southern Ocean, pp. 1-70 in Zootaxa 4141 (1) on page 45, DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.4141.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/260445