Echinophilopterus brygooi Guimaraes, 1980
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
- Echinophilopterus brygooi Guimaraes, 1980
- Name authority
- Guimaraes, 1980
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Psocodea
- Family
- Philopteridae
- Genus
- Echinophilopterus
- 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
- genusEchinophilopterus Ewing, 1927
- speciesEchinophilopterus brygooi Guimaraes, 1980
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Echinophilopterus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Echinophilopterus chapini Ewing, 1927 | PhilopteridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinophilopterus clayae Guimaraes, 1980 | PhilopteridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinophilopterus emersoni Guimaraes, 1980 | PhilopteridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinophilopterus inexpectatus Guimaraes, 1980 | PhilopteridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echinophilopterus protrusus (Piaget, 1871) | PhilopteridaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
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.
- Guimaraes, L.R. (1980) Ischnocera (Mallophaga) infesting parrots (Psittaciformes) IV. Genus Echinophilopterus Ewing, 1927. 33, 127–156. 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:38JPT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.