Dendrocoelopsis bessoni Gourbault, Benazzi & Hellouet, 1976
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
- Dendrocoelopsis bessoni Gourbault, Benazzi & Hellouet, 1976
- Name authority
- Gourbault, Benazzi & Hellouet, 1976
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Platyhelminthes
- Order
- Tricladida
- Family
- Dendrocoelidae
- Genus
- Dendrocoelopsis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · 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
- phylumPlatyhelminthes Minot, 1876
- subphylumRhabditophora Ehlers, 1985
- orderTricladida Lang, 1884
- suborderContinenticola Carranza, Littlewood, Clough, Ruiz-Trillo, Baguna & Riutort, 1998
- superfamilyPlanarioidea Stimpson, 1857
- familyDendrocoelidae Hallez, 1892
- genusDendrocoelopsis Kenk, 1930
- speciesDendrocoelopsis bessoni Gourbault, Benazzi & Hellouet, 1976
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dendrocoelopsis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dendrocoelopsis chattoni de Beauchamp, 1949 | DendrocoelidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendrocoelopsis ezensis Ichikawa & Okugawa, 1958 | DendrocoelidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendrocoelopsis hymanae Kawakatsu, 1968 | DendrocoelidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendrocoelopsis ichikawai Kawakatsu, 1977 | DendrocoelidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendrocoelopsis kishidae Kawakatsu, Ogawara & Tarui, 1978 | DendrocoelidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendrocoelopsis lactea Ichikawa & Okugawa, 1958 | DendrocoelidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendrocoelopsis oculata (Porfirieva, 1958) | DendrocoelidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dendrocoelopsis suifenhensis Liu, 1997 | DendrocoelidaePlatyhelminthes | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=484422 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:34PQX. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.