Empruthotrema longipenis Kritsky, Bullard, Ruiz & Warren, 2017
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
- Empruthotrema longipenis Kritsky, Bullard, Ruiz & Warren, 2017
- Name authority
- Kritsky, Bullard, Ruiz & Warren, 2017
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Platyhelminthes
- Class
- Monogenea
- Order
- Monocotylidea
- Family
- Monocotylidae
- Genus
- Empruthotrema
- 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
- classMonogenea Van Beneden, 1858
- subclassMonopisthocotylea
- orderMonocotylidea
- familyMonocotylidae Taschenberg, 1879
- subfamilyMerizocotylinae Johnston & Tiegs, 1922
- genusEmpruthotrema Johnston & Tiegs, 1922
- speciesEmpruthotrema longipenis Kritsky, Bullard, Ruiz & Warren, 2017
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Empruthotrema. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Empruthotrema kearni Whittington, 1990 | MonocotylidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Empruthotrema quindecima Chisholm & Whittington, 1999 | MonocotylidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Empruthotrema torpedinis Kearn, 1976 | MonocotylidaePlatyhelminthes | 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.
- Kritsky, D. C., Bullard, S. A., Ruiz, C. F., & Warren, M. B. (2017). Empruthotrema longipenis n. sp. (Monogenoidea: Monocotylidae: Merizocotylinae) from the olfactory sacs of the smooth butterfly ray Gymnura micrura (Bloch & Schneider) (Myliobatiformes: Gymnuridae) in the Gulf of Mexico. Systematic Parasitology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-017-9741-5 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:39LMZ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.