Diclidophora merlangi (Kuhn, 1829) Krøyer, 1838
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 merlangi (Kuhn, 1829) Krøyer, 1838
- Name authority
- (Kuhn, 1829) Krøyer, 1838
- 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumPlatyhelminthes Minot, 1876
- subphylumRhabditophora Ehlers, 1985
- classMonogenea Van Beneden, 1858
- subclassPolyopisthocotylea Odhner, 1912
- orderMazocraeidea Bykhovsky, 1957
- familyDiclidophoridae Cerfontaine, 1895
- genusDiclidophora Krøyer, 1838
- speciesDiclidophora merlangi (Kuhn, 1829) Krøyer, 1838
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diclidophora. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diclidophora denticulata (Olsson, 1876) Price, 1943 | DiclidophoridaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diclidophora esmarkii (Scott, 1901) Sproston, 1946 | DiclidophoridaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diclidophora maccallumi (Price, 1943) Sproston, 1946 | DiclidophoridaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diclidophora minor (Olsson, 1876) Sproston, 1946 | DiclidophoridaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diclidophora palmata (Leuckart, 1830) Diesing, 1850 | DiclidophoridaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diclidophora pollachii (Van Beneden & Hesse, 1863) Price, 1943 | DiclidophoridaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Octostoma merlangi Kuhn, 1829 Kuhn, 1829 | synonym |
| Diclidophora longicollis Diesing, 1850 Diesing, 1850 | synonym |
| Dactylocotyle gadi Reichenbach-Klinke, 1951 Reichenbach-Klinke, 1951 | synonym |
| Diclidophora gadi (Reichenbach-Klinke, 1951) (Reichenbach-Klinke, 1951) | synonym |
| Octobothrium merlangi (Kuhn, 1829) von Nordmann, 1832 (Kuhn, 1829) von Nordmann, 1832 | synonym |
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/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119655 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:35PXV. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.