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Philomedes Lilljeborg, 1853

Myodocopina (Suborder) Sarsielloidea (Superfamily) Philomedidae (Family)
Myodocopina (Suborder) Sarsielloidea (Superfamily) Philomedidae (Family)

127524  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127524)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Arthropoda (Phylum)
  4. Crustacea (Subphylum)
  5. Oligostraca (Superclass)
  6. Ostracoda (Class)
  7. Myodocopa (Subclass)
  8. Myodocopida (Order)
  9. Myodocopina (Suborder)
  10. Sarsielloidea (Superfamily)
  11. Philomedidae (Family)
  12. Philomedinae (Subfamily)
  13. Philomedes (Genus)
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  1. Subgenus Philomedes (Philomedes) Lilljeborg, 1853
    1. Species Philomedes (Philomedes) lilljeborgi (Sars, 1866)
    2. Species Philomedes (Philomedes) rotunda Skogsberg, 1920 accepted as Philomedes rotundus Skogsberg, 1920 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
    3. Species Philomedes (Philomedes) eugeniae Skogsberg, 1920 represented as Philomedes eugeniae Skogsberg, 1920
    4. Species Philomedes (Philomedes) rotundus Skogsberg, 1920 represented as Philomedes rotundus Skogsberg, 1920
  2. Species Philomedes albatross Kornicker, 1982
  3. Species Philomedes antarcticus Brady, 1907
  4. Species Philomedes assimilis Brady, 1907
  5. Species Philomedes bonneti Kornicker & Caraion, 1977
  6. Species Philomedes brachystylus Chavtur, 1983
  7. Species Philomedes brenda (Baird, 1850)
  8. Species Philomedes brevifiliformis Chavtur, 1983
  9. Species Philomedes charcoti Daday, 1908
  10. Species Philomedes corrugatus Brady, 1897
  11. Species Philomedes ctenorhynchus (Brady, 1886)
  12. Species Philomedes cubitum Kornicker, 1975
  13. Species Philomedes curvatus Poulsen, 1962
  14. Species Philomedes dentatus Poulsen, 1962
  15. Species Philomedes digitiformis (Chavtur, 1983)
  16. Species Philomedes donzei Neale, 1976 †
  17. Species Philomedes duplex Kornicker, 1984
  18. Species Philomedes eugeniae Skogsberg, 1920
  19. Species Philomedes fortax Kornicker, 1994
  20. Species Philomedes foveolatus (Müller, 1894)
  21. Species Philomedes gibbosa Dana, 1853
  22. Species Philomedes globosus (Lilljeborg, 1853)
  23. Species Philomedes grubii (Müller, 1870)
  24. Species Philomedes hanaii Chavtur, 1983
  25. Species Philomedes heptathrix Kornicker, 1975
  26. Species Philomedes hirutai Kornicker, 1984
  27. Species Philomedes kadjakiensis Chavtur, 1983
  28. Species Philomedes keslingi Kornicker, 1984
  29. Species Philomedes laevipes Daday, 1908
  30. Species Philomedes levis Müller, 1894
  31. Species Philomedes lilljeborgii (Sars, 1866)
  32. Species Philomedes linkoi Chavtur, 1983
  33. Species Philomedes lofhousae Kornicker, 1975
  34. Species Philomedes lofthousae Kornicker, 1975
  35. Species Philomedes longicornis Lilljeborg, 1853
  36. Species Philomedes longidentatus Chavtur, 1983
  37. Species Philomedes macandrei (Baird, 1850)
  38. Species Philomedes minys Kornicker, 1975
  39. Species Philomedes multidentatus Chavtur, 1983
  40. Species Philomedes orbicularis Brady, 1907
  41. Species Philomedes pentathrix Kornicker, 1989
  42. Species Philomedes pseudolofthousae Kornicker, 1994
  43. Species Philomedes ptyx Kornicker, 1994
  44. Species Philomedes ramus Kornicker, 1975
  45. Species Philomedes rotundus Skogsberg, 1920
  46. Species Philomedes sagittatus Chavtur, 1983
  47. Species Philomedes sphinx Kornicker, 1994
  48. Species Philomedes subantarcticus Kornicker, 1975
  49. Species Philomedes subarcuatus Chavtur, 1983
  50. Species Philomedes tetradens Kornicker & Caraion, 1977
  51. Species Philomedes tetrathrix Kornicker, 1975
  52. Species Philomedes thorax Kornicker, 1994
  53. Species Philomedes trithrix Kornicker, 1971
  54. Species Philomedes vellicatus Brady, 1890
  55. Species Philomedes vitjaziensis Chavtur, 1983
  56. Subgenus Philomedes (Scleroconcha) Skogsberg, 1920 accepted as Scleroconcha Skogsberg, 1920 (unaccepted > superseded rank, taxon accepted at genus level)
    1. Species Philomedes (Scleroconcha) chilensis Hartmann, 1965 accepted as Anarthron chilensis (Hartmann, 1965) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
    2. Species Philomedes (Scleroconcha) flexilis (Brady, 1898) accepted as Streptoleberis flexilis (Brady, 1898) (superseded recombination)
    3. Species Philomedes (Scleroconcha) folinii (Brady, 1871) accepted as Scleroconcha folinii (Brady, 1871) (superseded recombination)
    4. Species Philomedes (Scleroconcha) reticulata Hartmann, 1965 accepted as Anarthron reticulatum (Hartmann, 1965) (new combination)
    5. Species Philomedes (Scleroconcha) sculpta (Brady, 1898) accepted as Scleroconcha sculpta (Brady, 1898) (superseded recombination)
    6. Species Philomedes (Scleroconcha) appelloefi Skogsberg, 1920 represented as Scleroconcha appelloefi Skogsberg, 1920
  57. Species Philomedes africanus Klie, 1940 accepted as Euphilomedes africana (Klie, 1940) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  58. Species Philomedes agilis Thomson, 1879 accepted as Pleoschisma agilis (Thomson, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  59. Species Philomedes antarctica Brady, 1907 accepted as Philomedes antarcticus Brady, 1907 (misspelling)
  60. Species Philomedes asper Müller, 1894 accepted as Euphilomedes aspera (Müller, 1894) Poulsen, 1962 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  61. Species Philomedes aspera Müller, 1894 accepted as Euphilomedes aspera (Müller, 1894) Poulsen, 1962 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  62. Species Philomedes carcharodonta Smith, 1952 accepted as Euphilomedes carcharodonta (Smith, 1952) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  63. Species Philomedes corrugata Brady, 1897 accepted as Euphilomedes corrugata (Brady, 1897) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  64. Species Philomedes debilis Brady, 1902 accepted as Euphilomedes debilis (Brady, 1902) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  65. Species Philomedes dentata Poulsen, 1962 accepted as Philomedes dentatus Poulsen, 1962 (misspelling)
  66. Species Philomedes elongata Jones, Kirkby & Brady, 1884 † accepted as  † (new combination)
  67. Species Philomedes elongatus Jones, Kirkby & Brady, 1884 † accepted as  † (misspelling, new combination)
  68. Species Philomedes flexilis Brady, 1898 accepted as Streptoleberis flexilis (Brady, 1898) (superseded original combination)
  69. Species Philomedes folinii Brady, 1871 accepted as Scleroconcha folinii (Brady, 1871) (superseded original combination)
  70. Species Philomedes fonsecensis Hartmann, 1959 accepted as Zeugophilomedes fonsecensis (Hartmann, 1959) (new combination)
  71. Species Philomedes foveolata (Müller, 1894) accepted as Philomedes foveolatus (Müller, 1894) (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  72. Species Philomedes grafi Hartmann, 1964 accepted as Zeugophilomedes grafi (Hartmann, 1964) (new combination)
  73. Species Philomedes ijimai Kajiyama, 1912 accepted as Euphilomedes ijimai (Kajiyama, 1912) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  74. Species Philomedes interpuncta (Baird, 1850) accepted as Euphilomedes interpuncta (Baird, 1850) (superseded recombination)
  75. Species Philomedes japonica Müller, 1890 accepted as Euphilomedes japonicus (Müller, 1890) Poulsen, 1962 (misspelling, new combination)
  76. Species Philomedes japonicus Müller, 1890 accepted as Euphilomedes japonicus (Müller, 1890) Poulsen, 1962 (superseded original combination)
  77. Species Philomedes lilljeborgi (Sars, 1866) accepted as Philomedes (Philomedes) lilljeborgi (Sars, 1866)
  78. Species Philomedes lomae Juday, 1907 accepted as Rutiderma lomae (Juday, 1907) (superseded original combination)
  79. Species Philomedes longidentata Chavtur, 1983 accepted as Philomedes longidentatus Chavtur, 1983 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
  80. Species Philomedes longiseta Juday, 1907 accepted as Euphilomedes longiseta (Juday, 1907) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  81. Species Philomedes moroides (Brady, 1890) accepted as Euphilomedes moroides (Brady, 1890) Poulsen, 1962 (superseded recombination)
  82. Species Philomedes multichelata Kornicker, 1958 accepted as Zeugophilomedes multichelata (Kornicker, 1958) (superseded original combination)
  83. Species Philomedes multidentata Chavtur, 1983 accepted as Philomedes multidentatus Chavtur, 1983 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
  84. Species Philomedes oblonga (Juday, 1907) accepted as Zeugophilomedes oblonga (Juday, 1907) (misspelling, new combination)
  85. Species Philomedes oblongus (Juday, 1907) accepted as Zeugophilomedes oblonga (Juday, 1907)
  86. Species Philomedes paucichelata Kornicker, 1958 accepted as Harbansus paucichelatus (Kornicker, 1958) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  87. Species Philomedes polae Graf, 1931 accepted as Zeugophilomedes polae (Graf, 1931) (superseded original combination)
  88. Species Philomedes rotunda Skogsberg, 1920 accepted as Philomedes rotundus Skogsberg, 1920 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
  89. Species Philomedes sagittata Chavtur, 1983 accepted as Philomedes sagittatus Chavtur, 1983 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
  90. Species Philomedes sculpta Brady, 1898 accepted as Scleroconcha sculpta (Brady, 1898) (superseded original combination)
  91. Species Philomedes sordida Müller, 1890 accepted as Euphilomedes sordida (Müller, 1890) (unaccepted > superseded combination, misspelling, new combination)
  92. Species Philomedes sordidus Müller, 1890 accepted as Euphilomedes sordida (Müller, 1890) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  93. Species Philomedes subantarctica Kornicker, 1975 accepted as Philomedes subantarcticus Kornicker, 1975 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
  94. Species Philomedes subarcuata Chavtur, 1983 accepted as Philomedes subarcuatus Chavtur, 1983 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
  95. Species Philomedes trituberculatus Lucas, 1931 accepted as Scleroconcha trituberculata (Lucas, 1931) (superseded original combination)
  96. Species Philomedes vellicata Brady, 1890 accepted as Philomedes vellicatus Brady, 1890 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect original spelling)
  97. Species Philomedes wyvillethompsoni Brady, 1880 accepted as Cypridinodes wyvillethomsoni (Brady, 1880) (synonym)
  98. Species Philomedes wyvillethomsoni Brady, 1880 accepted as Cypridinodes wyvillethomsoni (Brady, 1880) (superseded original combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
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Lilljeborg, W. (1853). De Crustaceis ex ordinibus tribus: Cladocera, Ostracoda et Copepoda, in Scania occurrentibus. Lund, 1-222, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39045453 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]
Brandão, S. N.; Antonietto, L. S.; Carvalho, A. B. G. D.; Pereira, J. S.; Pereira, S. G. G.; Praxedes, R. A.; Sá, H. A. B.; Sabater, L. M. (2025). World Ostracoda Database. Philomedes Lilljeborg, 1853. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/ostracoda/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127524 on 2026-05-30
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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Horne, David
2010-02-08 13:09:45Z
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Kihara, Terue Cristina
2010-02-09 09:10:03Z
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Boxshall, Geoff
2014-08-13 08:10:14Z
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Brandão, Simone Nunes
2014-08-13 09:29:31Z
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Brandão, Simone Nunes

original description Lilljeborg, W. (1853). De Crustaceis ex ordinibus tribus: Cladocera, Ostracoda et Copepoda, in Scania occurrentibus. Lund, 1-222, available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39045453 [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

basis of record Horne, D.J.; Bruce, A.; Whittaker, J.E. (2001). Ostracoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 244-251 (look up in IMIS) [details] OpenAccess publication

additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors  PDF available [request]

additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details] 

additional source Angel, M. V. (1993). Marine planktonic ostracods: keys and notes for identification of the species. <em>Synopses of the British fauna (new series), 48. Field Studies Council: Shrewsbury, UK. ISBN 1-85153-250-1.</em> vii, 416 pp., available online at https://archive.org/details/marineplanktonic0000ange/mode/2up?view=theater [details] 
 
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