Galactosomum fregatae Prudhoe, 1949
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
- Galactosomum fregatae Prudhoe, 1949
- Name authority
- Prudhoe, 1949
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Platyhelminthes
- Class
- Trematoda
- Order
- Plagiorchiida
- Family
- Heterophyidae
- Genus
- Galactosomum
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumPlatyhelminthes Minot, 1876
- subphylumRhabditophora Ehlers, 1985
- classTrematoda
- subclassDigenea Carus, 1863
- orderPlagiorchiida La Rue, 1957
- suborderOpisthorchiata La Rue, 1957
- superfamilyOpisthorchioidea Looss, 1899
- familyHeterophyidae Leiper, 1909
- genusGalactosomum Looss, 1899
- speciesGalactosomum fregatae Prudhoe, 1949
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Galactosomum. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Galactosomum darbyi Price, 1934 | HeterophyidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Galactosomum dollfusi Pearson, 1973 | HeterophyidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Galactosomum erinaceum (Poirier, 1886) Bittner & Sprehn, 1928 | HeterophyidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Galactosomum humbargari Park, 1936 | HeterophyidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Galactosomum phalacrocoracis Yamaguti, 1939 | HeterophyidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Galactosomum sinuilactis Pearson, 1973 | HeterophyidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Galactosomum spinetum (Braun, 1901) Travassos, 1929 | HeterophyidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Galactosomum timondavidi Pearson & Prévot, 1971 | HeterophyidaePlatyhelminthes | 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 |
|---|---|
| Galactosomum agrachanensis Saidov, 1954 Saidov, 1954 | synonym |
| Galactosomum canis Yamaguti, 1954 Yamaguti, 1954 | synonym |
| Cercarioides (Allocercarioides) fregatae (Prudhoe, 1949) (Prudhoe, 1949) | 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.
- Prudhoe, S. (1949). A review of the trematode genus Galactosomum. Journal of Helminthology, 23 (3–4): 135–156. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x00032478 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:3F2B6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.