Didymochelia spongicola K.H. Barnard, 1931
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
- Didymochelia spongicola K.H. Barnard, 1931
- Name authority
- K.H. Barnard, 1931
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Amphipoda
- Family
- Didymocheliidae
- Genus
- Didymochelia
- 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
- orderAmphipoda Latreille, 1816
- suborderAmphilochidea Lowry & Myers, 2017
- infraorderAmphilochida Lowry & Myers, 2017
- parvorderAmphilochidira Lowry & Myers, 2017
- superfamilyAmphilochoidea Boeck, 1871
- familyDidymocheliidae Bellan-Santini & Ledoyer, 1987
- genusDidymochelia K.H. Barnard, 1931
- speciesDidymochelia spongicola K.H. Barnard, 1931
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Didymochelia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Didymochelia edwardi Bellan-Santini & Ledoyer, 1987 | DidymocheliidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Didymochelia ledoyeri Lowry & Stoddart, 1995 | DidymocheliidaeArthropoda | 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.
- Barnard, K. H. (1931). Diagnosis of new genera and species of amphipod Crustacea collected during the “Discovery” Investigations, 1925-1927. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 10. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933108673327 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:35YM3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.