Desmote antarcticus Shinn, 1987
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
- Desmote antarcticus Shinn, 1987
- Name authority
- Shinn, 1987
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Platyhelminthes
- Order
- Rhabdocoela
- Family
- Umagillidae
- Genus
- Desmote
- 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
- phylumPlatyhelminthes Minot, 1876
- subphylumRhabditophora Ehlers, 1985
- orderRhabdocoela Ehrenberg, 1831
- suborderDalytyphloplanida Willems, Wallberg, Jondelius, Littlewood, Backeljau, Schockaert & Artois, 2006
- infraorderNeodalyellida Willems, Wallberg, Jondelius, Littlewood, Backeljau, Schockaert & Artois, 2006
- familyUmagillidae Wahl, 1910
- subfamilyBicladinae Poche, 1926
- genusDesmote Beklemischev, 1916
- speciesDesmote antarcticus Shinn, 1987
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Desmote. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Desmote vorax Beklemischev, 1916 | UmagillidaePlatyhelminthes | 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.
- Shinn, G. L. (1987). Two new species of umagillid flatworms from the 20-rayed antarctic crinoid Promachocrinus kerguelensis. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 65: 1001–1009. https://doi.org/10.1139/z87-159 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:35498. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.