Diplodasys ankeli Wilke, 1954
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
- Diplodasys ankeli Wilke, 1954
- Name authority
- Wilke, 1954
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Gastrotricha
- Order
- Macrodasyida
- Family
- Thaumastodermatidae
- Genus
- Diplodasys
- 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
- phylumGastrotricha Metschnikoff, 1865
- orderMacrodasyida Remane, 1925 [Rao & Clausen, 1970]
- familyThaumastodermatidae Remane, 1927
- subfamilyDiplodasyinae Ruppert, 1978
- genusDiplodasys Remane, 1927
- speciesDiplodasys ankeli Wilke, 1954
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diplodasys. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diplodasys minor Remane, 1936 sensu Todaro, 1992 | ThaumastodermatidaeGastrotricha | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplodasys rothei Kieneke, Narkus, Hochberg & Schmidt-Rhaesa, 2013 | ThaumastodermatidaeGastrotricha | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplodasys sanctimariae Hummon & Todaro, 2009 | ThaumastodermatidaeGastrotricha | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Wilke, U. (1954). Mediterrane Gastrotrichen. Zool. Jb. Syst., 82: 497–550, 29 figs. 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:36K7Q. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.