Entobdella hippoglossi (Müller, 1776) Blainville, 1818
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
- Entobdella hippoglossi (Müller, 1776) Blainville, 1818
- Name authority
- (Müller, 1776) Blainville, 1818
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Platyhelminthes
- Class
- Monogenea
- Order
- Capsalidea
- Family
- Capsalidae
- Genus
- Entobdella
- 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
- orderCapsalidea
- familyCapsalidae Baird, 1853
- subfamilyEntobdellinae Bychowsky, 1957
- genusEntobdella Blainville in Lamarck, 1818
- speciesEntobdella hippoglossi (Müller, 1776) Blainville, 1818
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Entobdella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Entobdella squamula (Heath, 1902) Johnston, 1929 | CapsalidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Entobdella stenolepis Kearn, Whittington & Evans-Gowing, 2007 | CapsalidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Entobdella vanbenedeni Kearn, Whittington & Evans-Gowing, 2007 | CapsalidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Entobdella curvunca Ronald, 1957 Ronald, 1957 | synonym |
| Entobdella brattstroemi Brinkmann, 1952 Brinkmann, 1952 | synonym |
| Entobdella rosaceus Crane, 1972 Crane, 1972 | synonym |
| Epibdella steingroeveri Cohn, 1916 Cohn, 1916 | synonym |
| Epibdella hippoglossi (Müller, 1776) Blainville, 1828 (Müller, 1776) Blainville, 1828 | synonym |
| Entobdella steingroeveri (Cohn, 1916) Johnston, 1929 (Cohn, 1916) Johnston, 1929 | synonym |
| Phyllonella hippoglossi (Müller, 1776) Goto, 1899 (Müller, 1776) Goto, 1899 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=119431 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:39YP3. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.