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Elaphogonus crenulatus Hoffman, 2005

Source-backed taxonomic record

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
Elaphogonus crenulatus Hoffman, 2005
Name authority
Hoffman, 2005
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Diplopoda
Family
Gomphodesmidae
Genus
Elaphogonus
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumMyriapoda
  5. classDiplopoda de Blainville in Gervais, 1844
  6. subclassChilognatha Latreille, 1802/1803
  7. infraclassHelminthomorpha Pocock, 1887
  8. subterclassEugnatha Attems, 1898
  9. superorderMerocheta Cook, 1895
  10. familyGomphodesmidae Cook, 1896
  11. subfamilyMarptodesminae Cook, 1897
  12. tribeElaphogonini
  13. genusElaphogonus Attems, 1909
  14. speciesElaphogonus crenulatus Hoffman, 2005

Close classified relatives

No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.

Browse 9 records assigned to Gomphodesmidae.

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.

  1. Hoffman, R. L. (2005). Monograph of the Gomphodesmidae, a family of African polydesmoid millipeds. Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien, 1–537. 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:392RD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.