Disconectes curtus (Vanhöffen, 1914)
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
- Disconectes curtus (Vanhöffen, 1914)
- Name authority
- (Vanhöffen, 1914)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Isopoda
- Family
- Munnopsidae
- Genus
- Disconectes
- 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
- orderIsopoda Latreille, 1816
- suborderAsellota Latreille, 1802
- superfamilyJaniroidea G. O. Sars, 1897
- familyMunnopsidae Lilljeborg, 1864
- subfamilyEurycopinae Hansen, 1916
- genusDisconectes Wilson & Hessler, 1981
- speciesDisconectes curtus (Vanhöffen, 1914)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Disconectes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Disconectes antarcticus (Vanhöffen, 1914) | MunnopsidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Disconectes cavusa (Menzies & George, 1972) | MunnopsidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Disconectes furcatus (G. O. Sars, 1870) | MunnopsidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Disconectes latirostris (G. O. Sars, 1883) | MunnopsidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Disconectes ovaloides (Menzies, 1962) | MunnopsidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Disconectes phalangium (G. O. Sars, 1864) | MunnopsidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Eurycope curtus Vanhöffen, 1914 Vanhöffen, 1914 | 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.
- Wilson, G. D. F., & Hessler, R. (1981). A revision of the genus Eurycope (Isopoda, Asellota) with descriptions of three new genera. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 1. https://doi.org/10.2307/1547972 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:36TW2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.