Glossimetra lobata Shaikh, Shaikh & Bilqees, 2000
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
- Glossimetra lobata Shaikh, Shaikh & Bilqees, 2000
- Name authority
- Shaikh, Shaikh & Bilqees, 2000
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Platyhelminthes
- Class
- Trematoda
- Order
- Plagiorchiida
- Family
- Plagiorchiidae
- Genus
- Glossimetra
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · 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
- classTrematoda
- subclassDigenea Carus, 1863
- orderPlagiorchiida La Rue, 1957
- suborderXiphidiata Olson, Cribb, Tkach, Bray & Littlewood, 2003
- superfamilyPlagiorchioidea Lühe, 1901
- familyPlagiorchiidae Lühe, 1901
- genusGlossimetra Mehra, 1937
- speciesGlossimetra lobata Shaikh, Shaikh & Bilqees, 2000
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
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.
- Shaikh, G. S., Shaikh, A. A., & Bilqees, F. M. (2000). Glossimetra lobata: sp. n.(Trematoda: Plagiorchiidae: Astiotrematinae) from Chelonia mydas of Karachi Coast. Proceedings of Parasitology, 49–54. 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:3GDCN. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.