Elongoparorchis pneumatis Rao, 1961
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
- Elongoparorchis pneumatis Rao, 1961
- Name authority
- Rao, 1961
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Platyhelminthes
- Class
- Trematoda
- Order
- Plagiorchiida
- Family
- Dictysarcidae
- Genus
- Elongoparorchis
- 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
- phylumPlatyhelminthes Minot, 1876
- subphylumRhabditophora Ehlers, 1985
- classTrematoda
- subclassDigenea Carus, 1863
- orderPlagiorchiida La Rue, 1957
- suborderHemiurata Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1954
- superfamilyHemiuroidea Looss, 1899
- familyDictysarcidae Skrjabin & Guschanskaja, 1955
- subfamilyAlbulatrematinae Yamaguti, 1965
- genusElongoparorchis Rao, 1961
- speciesElongoparorchis pneumatis Rao, 1961
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Elongoparorchis siamensis (Oshmarin, 1965) (Oshmarin, 1965) | synonym |
| Tetraster siamensis Oshmarin, 1965 Oshmarin, 1965 | synonym |
| Elongoparorchis palawanensis (Fischthal & Kuntz, 1964) (Fischthal & Kuntz, 1964) | synonym |
| Pelorohelmins palawanensis Fischthal & Kuntz, 1964 Fischthal & Kuntz, 1964 | 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.
- Rao, K. H. (1961). Elongoparorchis pneumatis gen. et sp. nov. (Trematoda) from the air-bladder of the marine catfish, Arius jella (Val.). Journal of Helminthology, 35: 301–304. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x00004673 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:39CFL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.