Orthometopon planum

Orthometopon planum
Orthometopon planum photo
Summary
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Classification
Suborder:	Oniscidea
Section:	Crinocheta
Family:	Agnaridae
Genus:	Orthometopon
Species:	Orthometopon planum

Orthometopon planum is a species of agnarid.

General Information

Background

Orthometopon planum is lacking a detailed outline of its background.

Description

Orthometopon planum is lacking a detailed outline of its appearance, behavior, and other individual characters.

Taxonomy

Taxonomic characters of Orthometopon planum:

• Its suborder is Oniscidea, which means it is fundamentally characterized by a number of key adaptations to terrestrial life.
• Its zoosection is Crinocheta, which means it belongs to the largest individual lineage of terrestrial isopods, typically unified by the presence of three (or sometimes 4) flagellomeres.
• Its family is Agnaridae, which means something to somebody, I hope.
• Its genus is Orthometopon, which means something to somebody, I hope.

Life Stages

Manca
Manca photo
Notes:	Following birth, pereonite 7 not fully developed.
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Juvenile
Juvenile photo
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Subadult
Subadult photo
Notes:	N/A
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Adult
Adult photo
Notes:	Adult size.
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Key Features

Morphological reference images for Orthometopon planum:

Antennal flagellum
Antennal flagellum photo
Notes:	Antennal flagellum
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Telson
Telson photo
Notes:	Telsons are cool.
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Pleopodal lungs
Pleopodal lungs photo
Notes:	This species has ? pairs of pleopodal lungs.
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Varieties

Name	Type	Collected	Originator	Market(s)	Notes
Orthometopon planum	Nominate	Yes	?		Canonical variety.

Husbandry

This species is scientifically unexamined and rarely kept. Care information is not currently available.