Philomedes subarcuatus Chavtur, 1983

Chavtur, Vladimir G., Shornikov, Eugeny I., Lee, Eui-Hyeong & Huh, Min, 2007, Benthic Ostracoda (Myodocopina, Philomedidae) of the East Sea (Sea of Japan), with description of a new species from the Korean Peninsula, Zootaxa 1530, pp. 1-24 : 3

Philomedes subarcuatus Chavtur, 1983

Philomedes subarcuata Chavtur, 1983: 24 , 25, 28, 39, 41–43, figs. 5, 2–6 and 6, table 2 (list); 1985: 58, 62; 1987: 460, fig. 2, I–T.

Distribution and Ecology. In the East Sea P. subarcuatus occurs only in the deep zone ( Chavtur 1983). Near Cape Povorotny (South Primorye: 42º37´N, 134º19.2´E; 42º41.7´N, 134º17.2´E and 42º51.1´N, 134º19.9´E) it was found at a depth range of 205–1130 m (mud) and southwest of Monneron Island (South Sakhalin) at 320 m (mud) ( Fig. 1 ). The species is also known in the Sea of Okhotsk from 150 to 200 m (mainly mud with an admixture of sand). It occurs at the salinity and temperature ranges of 33.2–33.5‰ and –1.8–2.7ºC respectively ( Chavtur 1983).

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FIGURE 1. Map showing locations of stations containing ostracods of Philomedidae.