Gussevia elephus Kritsky, Thatcher & Boeger, 1986
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
- Gussevia elephus Kritsky, Thatcher & Boeger, 1986
- Name authority
- Kritsky, Thatcher & Boeger, 1986
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Platyhelminthes
- Class
- Monogenea
- Order
- Dactylogyridea
- Family
- Ancyrocephalidae
- Genus
- Gussevia
- 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
- classMonogenea Van Beneden, 1858
- subclassMonopisthocotylea
- orderDactylogyridea
- familyAncyrocephalidae Bychowsky, 1937
- genusGussevia Kohn & Paperna, 1964
- speciesGussevia elephus Kritsky, Thatcher & Boeger, 1986
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Gussevia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gussevia arilla Kritsky, Thatcher & Boeger, 1986 | AncyrocephalidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gussevia asota Kritsky, Thatcher & Boeger, 1989 | AncyrocephalidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gussevia astronoti Kritsky, Thatcher & Boeger, 1989 | AncyrocephalidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gussevia disparoides Kritsky, Thatcher & Boeger, 1986 | AncyrocephalidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gussevia longihaptor (Mizelle & Kritsky, 1969) Kritsky, Thatcher & Boeger, 1986 | AncyrocephalidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gussevia obtusa Kritsky, Thatcher & Boeger, 1986 | AncyrocephalidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gussevia rogersi Kritsky, Thatcher & Boeger, 1989 | AncyrocephalidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gussevia tucunarensis Kritsky, Thatcher & Boeger, 1986 | AncyrocephalidaePlatyhelminthes | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Gussevia undulata Kritsky, Thatcher & Boeger, 1986 | AncyrocephalidaePlatyhelminthes | 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.
- Kritsky, D. C., Thatcher, V. E., & Boeger, W. A. (1986). Neotropical Monogenea. 8. Revision of Urocleidoides (Dactylogyridae, Ancyrocephalinae). Proc. Helminthol. Soc. Wash., 53. 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:3HMSR. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.