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Eukrohnia kitoui Kuroda, 1981

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
Eukrohnia kitoui Kuroda, 1981
Name authority
Kuroda, 1981
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chaetognatha
Class
Sagittoidea
Order
Phragmophora
Family
Eukrohniidae
Genus
Eukrohnia
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChaetognatha
  4. classSagittoidea
  5. orderPhragmophora Tokioka, 1965
  6. familyEukrohniidae Tokioka, 1965
  7. genusEukrohnia Ritter-Záhony, 1909
  8. speciesEukrohnia kitoui Kuroda, 1981

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Eukrohnia bathypelagica Alvariño, 1962EukrohniidaeChaetognathaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eukrohnia flaccicoeca Casanova, 1986EukrohniidaeChaetognathaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eukrohnia macroneura Casanova, 1986EukrohniidaeChaetognathaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eukrohnia minuta Silas & Srinivasan, 1969EukrohniidaeChaetognathaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eukrohnia proboscidea Furnestin & Ducret, 1965EukrohniidaeChaetognathaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Eukrohnia sinica Zhang & Chen, 1983EukrohniidaeChaetognathaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 7 records assigned to Eukrohniidae.

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. Kuroda, K. (1981). A NEW CHAETOGNATH, EUKROHNIA KITOUI N. SP., FROM THE ENTRANCE TO TOKYO BAY. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, 26. https://doi.org/10.5134/176015 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:3C9CY. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.