Gigantea bistriata (Hyman, 1962)
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
- Gigantea bistriata (Hyman, 1962)
- Name authority
- (Hyman, 1962)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Platyhelminthes
- Order
- Tricladida
- Family
- Geoplanidae
- Genus
- Gigantea
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
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
- orderTricladida Lang, 1884
- suborderContinenticola Carranza, Littlewood, Clough, Ruiz-Trillo, Baguna & Riutort, 1998
- superfamilyGeoplanoidea Stimpson, 1857
- familyGeoplanidae Stimpson, 1857
- subfamilyGeoplaninae Stimpson, 1857
- tribeGeoplanini Stimpson, 1851
- genusGigantea Ogren & Kawakatsu, 1990
- speciesGigantea bistriata (Hyman, 1962)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gigantea. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gigantea cameliae (Fuhrmann, 1912) | GeoplanidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantea gouvernoni Jones & Sterrer, 2005 | GeoplanidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantea picadoi (de Beauchamp, 1912) | GeoplanidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantea sandersoni (Prudhoe, 1949) | GeoplanidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantea urubambensis Negrete, Brusa & Carbayo, 2010 | GeoplanidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gigantea vongunteni (Fuhrmann, 1912) | GeoplanidaePlatyhelminthes | 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 |
|---|---|
| Geoplana bistriata Hyman, 1962 Hyman, 1962 | 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.
- Hyman, L. H. (1962). Some land planarians from Caribbean countries. American Museum Novitates, 2110: 1–25. 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:3FZZ8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.