Diplostamenides spinicirrus (MacCallum, 1918) Unnithan, 1971
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
- Diplostamenides spinicirrus (MacCallum, 1918) Unnithan, 1971
- Name authority
- (MacCallum, 1918) Unnithan, 1971
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Platyhelminthes
- Class
- Monogenea
- Order
- Mazocraeidea
- Family
- Microcotylidae
- Genus
- Diplostamenides
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · 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
- phylumPlatyhelminthes Minot, 1876
- subphylumRhabditophora Ehlers, 1985
- classMonogenea Van Beneden, 1858
- subclassPolyopisthocotylea Odhner, 1912
- orderMazocraeidea Bykhovsky, 1957
- familyMicrocotylidae Taschenberg, 1879
- subfamilyMicrocotylinae Taschenberg, 1879
- genusDiplostamenides Unnithan, 1971
- speciesDiplostamenides spinicirrus (MacCallum, 1918) Unnithan, 1971
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Diplostamenides. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Diplostamenides priacanthi (Meserve, 1938) Unnithan, 1971 | MicrocotylidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Diplostamenides sciaenae (Goto, 1894) Mamaev, 1986 | MicrocotylidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Microcotyle spinicirrus MacCallum, 1918 MacCallum, 1918 | 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.
- Unnithan, R. V. (1971). On the Functional Morphology of a New Fauna of Monogenoidea on Fishes from Trivandrum and Environs. Part IV. Microcotylidae Sensu Stricto and Its Repartition into Subsidiary Taxa. American Midland Naturalist, 85. https://doi.org/10.2307/2423763 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:36NB9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.