Docophoroides brevis (Dufour, 1835)
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
- Docophoroides brevis (Dufour, 1835)
- Name authority
- (Dufour, 1835)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Psocodea
- Family
- Philopteridae
- Genus
- Docophoroides
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: yes. 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
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderPsocodea Hennig, 1966
- suborderTroctomorpha Roesler, 1940
- infraorderPhthiraptera Haeckel, 1896
- parvorderIschnocera Kellogg, 1896
- superfamilyPhilopteroidea Nitzsch, 1938
- familyPhilopteridae Nitzsch, 1818
- genusDocophoroides Giglioli, 1864
- speciesDocophoroides brevis (Dufour, 1835)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Docophoroides. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Docophoroides harrisoni Waterston, 1917 | PhilopteridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Docophoroides levequei Timmermann, 1963 | PhilopteridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Docophoroides pacificus (Kellogg, 1914) | PhilopteridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Docophorus dentatus Giebel, 1876 Giebel, 1876 | synonym |
| Docophoroides chilensis Carriker, 1964 Carriker, 1964 | synonym |
| Philopterus brevis Dufour, 1835 Dufour, 1835 | synonym |
| Docophorus thoracicus Nitzsch, 1874 Nitzsch, 1874 | synonym |
| Docophorus tonsus Rudow, 1869 Rudow, 1869 | 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.
- Dufour, M.L. (1835) Description et iconographie de trois especes du genre Philopterus, parasites de l'albatros. 4, 669–680. 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:372XT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.