Graffiellus croceus (Fabricius, 1826) Hornung, 2016
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
- Graffiellus croceus (Fabricius, 1826) Hornung, 2016
- Name authority
- (Fabricius, 1826) Hornung, 2016
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Platyhelminthes
- Order
- Rhabdocoela
- Family
- Polycystididae
- Genus
- Graffiellus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
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
- orderRhabdocoela Ehrenberg, 1831
- suborderKalyptorhynchia Graff, 1905
- infraorderEukalyptorhynchia Meixner, 1928
- familyPolycystididae Graff, 1905
- subfamilyPolycystidinae Schockaert & Karling, 1970
- genusGraffiellus Hornung, 2016
- speciesGraffiellus croceus (Fabricius, 1826) Hornung, 2016
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Graffiellus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Graffiellus groenlandicus (Levinsen, 1879) Hornung, 2016 | PolycystididaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Graffiellus manusferrea (Artois & Schockaert, 2001) Hornung, 2016 | PolycystididaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Macrorhynchus crocea (Fabricius, 1826) Graff, 1882 (Fabricius, 1826) Graff, 1882 | synonym |
| Gyrator croceus (Fabricius, 1826) Diesing, 1850 (Fabricius, 1826) Diesing, 1850 | synonym |
| Gyrator fabricii Jensen, 1878 Jensen, 1878 | synonym |
| Macrorhynchus croceus (Fabricius, 1826) Graff, 1882 (Fabricius, 1826) Graff, 1882 | synonym |
| Planaria crocea Fabricius, 1826 Fabricius, 1826 | synonym |
| Prostomum steenstrupii Schmidt, 1852 Schmidt, 1852 | synonym |
| Prostoma suboviforme Ørsted, 1843 Ørsted, 1843 | synonym |
| Gyrator steenstrupii (Schmidt, 1852) Diesing, 1862 (Schmidt, 1852) Diesing, 1862 | synonym |
| Gyrator suboviformis (Ørsted, 1843) Diesing, 1850 (Ørsted, 1843) Diesing, 1850 | synonym |
| Polycystis crocea (Fabricius, 1826) Graff, 1905 (Fabricius, 1826) Graff, 1905 | synonym |
| Prostomum croceum Ørsted, 1843 Ørsted, 1843 | synonym |
| Prostoma littorale Oersted, 1843 Oersted, 1843 | 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.
- Hornung, J. J. (2016). Nomina nova in Platyhelminthes pro Macrorhynchus von Graff, 1882 (non [Gmelin, 1801]; non Dunker, 1843), and Leptocleidus Mueller, 1936 (non Andrews, 1922). Zootaxa, 4154. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4154.2.8 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:3H5LR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.