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Eugerdella minutula Mezhov, 1986

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
Eugerdella minutula Mezhov, 1986
Name authority
Mezhov, 1986
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Isopoda
Family
Desmosomatidae
Genus
Eugerdella
Extinction status
Recorded extant

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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumCrustacea
  5. classMalacostraca
  6. orderIsopoda Latreille, 1816
  7. suborderAsellota Latreille, 1802
  8. superfamilyJaniroidea G. O. Sars, 1897
  9. familyDesmosomatidae G. O. Sars, 1897
  10. subfamilyEugerdellatinae Hessler, 1970
  11. genusEugerdella Kussakin, 1965
  12. speciesEugerdella minutula Mezhov, 1986

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Eugerdella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Eugerdella coarctata (G. O. Sars, 1899)DesmosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eugerdella egoni Tschesche & Brix, 2018DesmosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eugerdella hessleri Just, 1980DesmosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eugerdella ischnomesoides Hessler, 1970DesmosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eugerdella ordinaria Mezhov, 1986DesmosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Eugerdella theodori Brix, 2007DesmosomatidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 26 records assigned to Desmosomatidae.

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. Mezhov, B. V. (1986). Bathyal and abyssal Nannoniscidae and Desmosomatidae (Isopoda, Asellota) from Alaska Bay. Archives of the Zoological Museum, Moscow Stae Unversity [in Russian, 24: 126–167. 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:3C73B. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.