A branch of the living world.
110,000 accepted animal species, linked through classification, synonyms, distributions and source literature.
These attributed records come from Catalogue of Life, 2026-09-11. Detail varies; they are not all fully researched, illustrated articles. Browse researched folklore and fiction.
Matches documented source distribution records. Geographic coverage is incomplete.
Family: Gigantactinidae · Clear filter
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gigantactis balushkini Kharin, 1984 | GigantactinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantactis gargantua Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 | GigantactinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantactis gibbsi Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 | GigantactinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantactis golovani Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 | GigantactinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantactis gracilicauda Regan, 1925 | GigantactinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantactis herwigi Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 | GigantactinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantactis ios Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 | GigantactinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantactis kreffti Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 | GigantactinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantactis longicauda Bertelsen & Pietsch, 2002 | GigantactinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantactis longicirra Waterman, 1939 | GigantactinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantactis macronema Regan, 1925 | GigantactinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantactis meadi Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 | GigantactinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantactis microdontis Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 | GigantactinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantactis microphthalmus (Regan & Trewavas, 1932) | GigantactinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantactis paxtoni Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 | GigantactinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantactis perlatus Beebe & Crane, 1947 | GigantactinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantactis savagei Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 | GigantactinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantactis vanhoeffeni Brauer, 1902 | GigantactinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantactis watermani Bertelsen, Pietsch & Lavenberg, 1981 | GigantactinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhynchactis leptonema Regan, 1925 | GigantactinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhynchactis macrothrix Bertelsen & Pietsch, 1998 | GigantactinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Rhynchactis microthrix Bertelsen & Pietsch, 1998 | GigantactinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source and selection
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Pape, T., Hobern, D., Garnett, S., Little, H., DeWalt, R. E., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Aedo, C., Aescht, E., et al. (2026). Catalogue of Life (Version 2026-09-11). Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgz5n
First records in source order under phylum quotas, then source-order overflow if a quota is short. This is a selective snapshot. Source name strings can include author names, which are also searchable.