Desmosoma brevicauda Menzies & George, 1972
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
- Desmosoma brevicauda Menzies & George, 1972
- Name authority
- Menzies & George, 1972
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Isopoda
- Family
- Desmosomatidae
- Genus
- Desmosoma
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
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
- classMalacostraca
- orderIsopoda Latreille, 1816
- suborderAsellota Latreille, 1802
- superfamilyJaniroidea G. O. Sars, 1897
- familyDesmosomatidae G. O. Sars, 1897
- subfamilyDesmosomatinae G. O. Sars, 1897
- genusDesmosoma G. O. Sars, 1864
- speciesDesmosoma brevicauda Menzies & George, 1972
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Desmosoma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Desmosoma australis Nordenstam, 1933 | DesmosomatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmosoma brevipes Nordenstam, 1933 | DesmosomatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmosoma elegans Fresi & Schiecke, 1969 | DesmosomatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmosoma hesslera Brandt, 1992 | DesmosomatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmosoma latipes Hansen, 1916 | DesmosomatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmosoma lineare G. O. Sars, 1864 | DesmosomatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmosoma lobipes Kussakin, 1965 | DesmosomatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmosoma modestum Nordenstam, 1933 | DesmosomatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmosoma puritanum Fresi & Schiecke, 1969 | DesmosomatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmosoma renatae Brix, 2007 | DesmosomatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmosoma rotundus Menzies & George, 1972 | DesmosomatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Desmosoma similipes Menzies & George, 1972 | DesmosomatidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- Menzies, R. J., & George, R. Y. (1972). Isopod Crustacea of the Peru-Chile Trench. Anton Bruun Report, 9: 1–124. 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:3546Z. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.