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Galumna (Galumna) grandjeani Balogh, 1962

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
Galumna (Galumna) grandjeani Balogh, 1962
Name authority
Balogh, 1962
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Sarcoptiformes
Family
Galumnidae
Genus
Galumna
Extinction status
Recorded extant

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. subphylumChelicerata
  5. classArachnida
  6. superorderAcariformes
  7. orderSarcoptiformes
  8. suborderOribatida Dugès, 1834
  9. infraorderBrachypylina Hull, 1918
  10. section zoologyPoronoticae Grandjean, 1954
  11. superfamilyGalumnoidea Jacot, 1925
  12. familyGalumnidae Jacot, 1925
  13. genusGalumna Heyden, 1826
  14. subgenusGalumna Heyden, 1826
  15. speciesGalumna (Galumna) grandjeani Balogh, 1962

Close classified relatives

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

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Galumna (Galumna) aba Mahunka, 1989GalumnidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Galumna (Galumna) alata (Hermann, 1804)GalumnidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Galumna (Galumna) angularis Jeleva, Scull & Cruz, 1984GalumnidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Galumna (Galumna) ankaratra Mahunka, 1997GalumnidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Galumna (Galumna) arabica Bayoumi & Al-Khalifa, 1984GalumnidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Galumna (Neogalumna) araujoi Pérez-Íñigo & Baggio, 1994GalumnidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Galumna (Galumna) armatifera Mahunka, 1996GalumnidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Galumna (Angulogalumna) asiatica (Girshina, 1981)GalumnidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Galumna (Galumna) atomaria (Berlese, 1914)GalumnidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Galumna (Galumna) australis (Berlese, 1914)GalumnidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Galumna (Galumna) azoreana Pérez-Íñigo, 1992GalumnidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Galumna (Galumna) baloghi Wallwork, 1965GalumnidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesRecorded extant

Browse 39 records assigned to Galumnidae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

Africa

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. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=743759 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:3F78W. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.