Girardia multidiverticulata Souza, Morais, Cordeiro & Leal-Zanchet, 2015
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
- Girardia multidiverticulata Souza, Morais, Cordeiro & Leal-Zanchet, 2015
- Name authority
- Souza, Morais, Cordeiro & Leal-Zanchet, 2015
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Platyhelminthes
- Order
- Tricladida
- Family
- Dugesiidae
- Genus
- Girardia
- 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
- orderTricladida Lang, 1884
- suborderContinenticola Carranza, Littlewood, Clough, Ruiz-Trillo, Baguna & Riutort, 1998
- superfamilyGeoplanoidea Stimpson, 1857
- familyDugesiidae Ball, 1974
- genusGirardia Ball, 1974
- speciesGirardia multidiverticulata Souza, Morais, Cordeiro & Leal-Zanchet, 2015
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Girardia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Girardia anceps (Kenk, 1930) | DugesiidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Girardia arndti Marcus, 1946 | DugesiidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Girardia barbarae (Mitchell & Kawakatsu, 1973) | DugesiidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Girardia biapertura Sluys, 1997 | DugesiidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Girardia bonaerensis (Moretto, 1996) | DugesiidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Girardia cameliae (Fuhrmann, 1912) | DugesiidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Girardia desiderensis Souza & Leal-Zanchet, 2016 | DugesiidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Girardia festai (Borelli, 1898) | DugesiidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Girardia glandulosa (Kenk, 1930) | DugesiidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Girardia graffi (Weiss, 1909) | DugesiidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Girardia guatemalensis (Mitchell & Kawakatsu, 1973) | DugesiidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Girardia jugosa Sluys, 2005 | DugesiidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
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.
- Souza, S. T., Morais, A. L. M., Cordeiro, L. M., & Leal-Zanchet, A. M. (2015). The first troglobitic species of freshwater flatworm of the suborder Continenticola (Platyhelminthes) from South America. ZooKeys, 470: 1–16. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.470.8728 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:3G3MC. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.