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Diplobulbus thalassomatis (Yamaguti, 1942) Cribb, 2005

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
Diplobulbus thalassomatis (Yamaguti, 1942) Cribb, 2005
Name authority
(Yamaguti, 1942) Cribb, 2005
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Platyhelminthes
Class
Trematoda
Order
Plagiorchiida
Family
Opecoelidae
Genus
Diplobulbus
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. suborderXiphidiata Olson, Cribb, Tkach, Bray & Littlewood, 2003
  9. superfamilyOpecoeloidea Ozaki, 1925
  10. familyOpecoelidae Ozaki, 1925
  11. subfamilyPlagioporinae Manter, 1947
  12. genusDiplobulbus Yamaguti, 1934
  13. speciesDiplobulbus thalassomatis (Yamaguti, 1942) Cribb, 2005

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Diplobulbus brayi Aken'Ova & Cribb, 2000OpecoelidaePlatyhelminthesAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diplobulbus calotomi Yamaguti, 1934OpecoelidaePlatyhelminthesAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Diplobulbus scari Yamaguti, 1952OpecoelidaePlatyhelminthesAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

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

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. Cribb, T. H. (2005). Family Opecoelidae Ozaki, 1925. In: Jones, A., Bray, R. A. & Gibson, D. I. (Eds). Keys to the Trematoda. Volume 2., Wallingford: CAB International and the Natural History Museum, pp. 443–531. https://doi.org/10.1079/9780851995878.0443 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:36JJW. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.