- The
earless seals,
phocids, or true
seals are one of the
three main
groups of
mammals within the seal lineage, Pinnipedia. All true
seals are members...
-
primarily use
their front limbs to
propel themselves through the water,
while phocids and
walruses primarily use
their hind
limbs for this purpose. Otariids...
-
Phocid gammaherpesvirus 3 (PhHV-3) is a
species of
virus in the
family Herpesviridae. "ICTV
Master Species List 2018b.v2".
International Committee on Taxonomy...
- seal), to 2,400 kg (5,300 lb) and 5 m (16 ft) (southern
elephant seal).
Phocids are
found throughout the world's oceans.
Family Otariidae (eared seals...
-
Phocid alphaherpesvirus 1 (PhHV-1) is a
species of
virus in the
genus Varicellovirus,
subfamily Alphaherpesvirinae,
family Herpesviridae, and
order Herpesvirales...
- "raffish" look.[citation needed]
Bearded seals are the
largest northern phocid. They have been
found to
weigh as much as 300 kg (660 lb) with the females...
-
Phocid gammaherpesvirus 2 (PhHV-2) is a
species of
virus of
uncertain generic placement in the
subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae,
family Herpesviridae, and...
- near
veins bringing cooled venous blood from the skin. In
odobenids and
phocids, the
location of the
testes is para-abdominal,
though otariids have scrotal...
- only
freshwater species of pinniped. What
distinguishes them from
other phocid seals is the
presence of well-developed
claws on
their front and back flippers...
-
commonly known either as sea
lions or fur seals,
distinct from true
seals (
phocids) and the
walrus (odobenids).
Otariids are
adapted to a
semiaquatic lifestyle...
