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Dihemistephanus fragilis (Linton, 1900) Yamaguti, 1971

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
Dihemistephanus fragilis (Linton, 1900) Yamaguti, 1971
Name authority
(Linton, 1900) Yamaguti, 1971
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Class
Trematoda
Order
Plagiorchiida
Family
Lepocreadiidae
Genus
Dihemistephanus
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. classTrematoda
  6. subclassDigenea Carus, 1863
  7. orderPlagiorchiida La Rue, 1957
  8. suborderLepocreadiata Olson, Cribb, Tkach, Bray & Littlewood, 2003
  9. superfamilyLepocreadioidea Odhner, 1905
  10. familyLepocreadiidae Odhner, 1905
  11. genusDihemistephanus Looss, 1901
  12. speciesDihemistephanus fragilis (Linton, 1900) Yamaguti, 1971

Close classified relatives

No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.

Browse 17 records assigned to Lepocreadiidae.

Names & synonyms

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

Recorded nameSource status
Stenocollum fragile (Linton, 1900) Stafford, 1904 (Linton, 1900) Stafford, 1904synonym
Distomum fragile Linton, 1900 Linton, 1900synonym

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. Yamaguti, & S. (1971). Synopsis of digenetic trematodes of vertebrates. 2 Vols. Keigaku Publishing Co., Tokyo, pp. 1–1074. 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:364QF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.