Dermophthirius melanopteri Cheung, Nigrelli, Ruggieri & Crow, 1988
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
- Dermophthirius melanopteri Cheung, Nigrelli, Ruggieri & Crow, 1988
- Name authority
- Cheung, Nigrelli, Ruggieri & Crow, 1988
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Platyhelminthes
- Class
- Monogenea
- Order
- Monocotylidea
- Family
- Microbothriidae
- Genus
- Dermophthirius
- 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
- phylumPlatyhelminthes Minot, 1876
- subphylumRhabditophora Ehlers, 1985
- classMonogenea Van Beneden, 1858
- subclassMonopisthocotylea
- orderMonocotylidea
- familyMicrobothriidae Price, 1936
- genusDermophthirius MacCallum, 1926
- speciesDermophthirius melanopteri Cheung, Nigrelli, Ruggieri & Crow, 1988
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Dermophthirius. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Dermophthirius maccallumi Watson & Thorson, 1976 | MicrobothriidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dermophthirius nigrelli Cheung & Ruggieri, 1983 | MicrobothriidaePlatyhelminthes | 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.
- Cheung, P. J., Nigrelli, R. F., Ruggieri, G. D., & Crow, G. L. (1988). A new microbothriid (monogenean) causing skin lesion on the Pacific blacktip reef shark, Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy and Gaimard). Journal of Aquariculture and Aquatic Sciences, 5. 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:34XMW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.