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Diclidophora esmarkii (Scott, 1901) Sproston, 1946

Source-backed taxonomic record

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
Diclidophora esmarkii (Scott, 1901) Sproston, 1946
Name authority
(Scott, 1901) Sproston, 1946
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Class
Monogenea
Order
Mazocraeidea
Family
Diclidophoridae
Genus
Diclidophora
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumPlatyhelminthes Minot, 1876
  4. subphylumRhabditophora Ehlers, 1985
  5. classMonogenea Van Beneden, 1858
  6. subclassPolyopisthocotylea Odhner, 1912
  7. orderMazocraeidea Bykhovsky, 1957
  8. familyDiclidophoridae Cerfontaine, 1895
  9. genusDiclidophora Krøyer, 1838
  10. speciesDiclidophora esmarkii (Scott, 1901) Sproston, 1946

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Diclidophora. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Diclidophora denticulata (Olsson, 1876) Price, 1943DiclidophoridaePlatyhelminthesAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diclidophora maccallumi (Price, 1943) Sproston, 1946DiclidophoridaePlatyhelminthesAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diclidophora merlangi (Kuhn, 1829) Krøyer, 1838DiclidophoridaePlatyhelminthesAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diclidophora minor (Olsson, 1876) Sproston, 1946DiclidophoridaePlatyhelminthesAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diclidophora palmata (Leuckart, 1830) Diesing, 1850DiclidophoridaePlatyhelminthesAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diclidophora pollachii (Van Beneden & Hesse, 1863) Price, 1943DiclidophoridaePlatyhelminthesAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 17 records assigned to Diclidophoridae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Octobothrium esmarkii Scott, 1901 Scott, 1901synonym

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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119652 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:35PXN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.