Geocentrophora sphyrocephala de Man, 1876
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
- Geocentrophora sphyrocephala de Man, 1876
- Name authority
- de Man, 1876
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Platyhelminthes
- Order
- Prorhynchida
- Family
- Prorhynchidae
- Genus
- Geocentrophora
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · 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.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumPlatyhelminthes Minot, 1876
- subphylumRhabditophora Ehlers, 1985
- orderProrhynchida Karling, 1974
- familyProrhynchidae Hallez, 1894
- genusGeocentrophora de Man, 1876
- speciesGeocentrophora sphyrocephala de Man, 1876
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Geocentrophora. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Geocentrophora cavernicola Carpenter, 1970 | ProrhynchidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Geocentrophora gigas Timoshkin, 1984 | ProrhynchidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Geocentrophora incognita Timoshkin & Zabrovskaya, 1984 | ProrhynchidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Geocentrophora intersticialis Timoshkin, 1984 | ProrhynchidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Geocentrophora levanidorum Timoshkin, 1984 | ProrhynchidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Geocentrophora marcusi Darlington, 1959 | ProrhynchidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Geocentrophora tropica Hyman, 1941 | ProrhynchidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Geocentrophora wagini Timoshkin, 1984 | ProrhynchidaePlatyhelminthes | 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 |
|---|---|
| Geocentrophora hygrophilus Vejdovsky, 1895 Vejdovsky, 1895 | synonym |
| Geocentrophora leuckarti Zacharias, 1886 Zacharias, 1886 | synonym |
| Geocentrophora sphaerocephala de Man, 1876 de Man, 1876 | synonym |
| Prorhynchus sphyrocephalus de Man, 1876 de Man, 1876 | synonym |
| Prorhynchus curvistylus Braun, 1885 Braun, 1885 | synonym |
| Prorhynchus hygrophilus Vejdovsky, 1895 Vejdovsky, 1895 | synonym |
| Prorhynchus leuckarti Zacharias, 1886 Zacharias, 1886 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/turbellarians/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=481332 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:3FNYB. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.