Echinolaophonte tetracheir Mielke, 1981
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
- Echinolaophonte tetracheir Mielke, 1981
- Name authority
- Mielke, 1981
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Copepoda
- Family
- Laophontidae
- Genus
- Echinolaophonte
- 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
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumCrustacea
- classCopepoda Milne Edwards, 1840
- infraclassNeocopepoda Huys & Boxshall, 1991
- superorderPodoplea Giesbrecht, 1882
- familyLaophontidae Scott T., 1905
- subfamilyLaophontinae Scott T., 1905
- genusEchinolaophonte Nicholls, 1941
- speciesEchinolaophonte tetracheir Mielke, 1981
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Echinolaophonte. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Echinolaophonte hystrix (Brian, 1928) | LaophontidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echinolaophonte mirabilis (Gurney, 1927) | LaophontidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Echinolaophonte oshoroensis Itô Tat., 1969 | LaophontidaeArthropoda | 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.
- Mielke, W. (1981). Interstitielle Fauna von Galapagos. XXVIII. Laophontinae (Laophontidae), Ancorabolidae (Harpacticoida). Mikrofauna Meeresbodens, Akademie Der Wissenschaften Und Der Literatur, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, 84:1–106, figs. 1–63. (7–viii–1981, English and Spanish summaries). (Also in: Abh. mat.–nat. Kl. Akad. Wiss. Mainz, 1981: 119–122, figs. 1–63). 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:38JBJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.