Didiscus oxeatus Hechtel, 1983
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
- Didiscus oxeatus Hechtel, 1983
- Name authority
- Hechtel, 1983
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Porifera
- Class
- Demospongiae
- Order
- Axinellida
- Family
- Raspailiidae
- Genus
- Didiscus
- 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
- phylumPorifera Grant, 1836
- classDemospongiae Sollas, 1885
- subclassHeteroscleromorpha Cárdenas, Pérez & Boury-Esnault, 2012
- orderAxinellida Lévi, 1953
- familyRaspailiidae Nardo, 1833
- genusDidiscus Dendy, 1922
- speciesDidiscus oxeatus Hechtel, 1983
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Didiscus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Didiscus anisodiscus Vacelet & Vasseur, 1971 | RaspailiidaePorifera | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Didiscus pseudodidiscoides (Corriero, Scalera-Liaci & Pronzato, 1996) | RaspailiidaePorifera | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Didiscus habanensis Alcolado, 1984 Alcolado, 1984 | synonym |
| Didiscus flavus van Soest, 1984 van Soest, 1984 | synonym |
| Didiscus oxeata Hechtel, 1983 Hechtel, 1983 | 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.
- Pulitzer-Finali, G. (1986). A collection of West Indian Demospongiae (Porifera). In appendix, a list of the Demospongiae hitherto recorded from the West Indies. Annali Del Museo Civico Di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria, 86: 65–216. 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:35X9R. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.