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Erythranassa saucra Hoffman & Howell, 1987

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
Erythranassa saucra Hoffman & Howell, 1987
Name authority
Hoffman & Howell, 1987
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Diplopoda
Family
Gomphodesmidae
Genus
Erythranassa
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. subfamilyGomphodesminae Cook, 1897
  12. tribeErythranassini
  13. genusErythranassa Hoffman & Howell, 1987
  14. speciesErythranassa saucra Hoffman & Howell, 1987

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., & Howell, K. M. (1987). A new genus and species of spectacular gomphodesmid millipeds from eastern Tanzania (Polydesmida: Gomphodesmidae). Revue Zoologique Africaine, 100: 473–477. 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:3BCQD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.