Cytheroma aphanes Whatley, Jones & Wouters, 2000
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cytheroma aphanes Whatley, Jones & Wouters, 2000
- Name authority
- Whatley, Jones & Wouters, 2000
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Ostracoda
- Order
- Podocopida
- Family
- Cytheromatidae
- Genus
- Cytheroma
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumCrustacea
- classOstracoda Latreille, 1806
- subclassPodocopa Müller, 1894
- orderPodocopida Sars, 1866
- suborderCytherocopina Baird, 1850
- superfamilyCytheroidea Baird, 1850
- familyCytheromatidae Elofson, 1939
- genusCytheroma Müller, 1894
- speciesCytheroma aphanes Whatley, Jones & Wouters, 2000
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cytheroma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Cytheroma karadagiensis Dubowsky, 1939 | CytheromatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cytheroma latiantennata Elofson, 1938 | CytheromatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cytheroma marinovi Schornikov, 1969 | CytheromatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Cytheroma yueri Hu & Tao, 2008 | CytheromatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Whatley, R. C., Jones, R., & Wouters, K. (2000). The marine Ostracoda of Easter Island. Revista Española de Micropaleontologia, 32 (1), 79–106. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:33RF8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.