Subfamily Philomedinae Müller, 1908
Diagnosis
Sensory bristle of 1st antenna of adult male with long filaments concentrated along an elongate widened segment occupying proximal 1/3 to 2/3 of bristle. End segment of 6th limb with considerable posterior projection. Third segment of exopod of 2nd antenna of adult male much longer than 2nd segment.
ID Keys
Key to genera is provided in Kornicker, 1981.
Diagnosis References
Kornicker, L.S. 1978. Harbansus, a new genus of marine Ostracoda, and a revision of the Philomedidae (Myodocopina). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 260: 1-75 [12]
Kornicker, L.S. 1981. A restudy of the ostracode genus Pleoschisma Brady, 1890 (Myodocopina). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology No. 332: 1-16
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 28-Mar-2012 | 28-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 30-Mar-2010 | MODIFIED |