Haplodiscus piger Weldon, 1888
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
- Haplodiscus piger Weldon, 1888
- Name authority
- Weldon, 1888
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Xenacoelomorpha
- Order
- Acoela
- Family
- Convolutidae
- Genus
- Haplodiscus
- 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
- phylumXenacoelomorpha Philippe, Brinkmann, Copley, Moroz, Nakano, Poustka, Wallberg, Peterson & Telford, 2011
- subphylumAcoelomorpha Ehlers, 1985
- orderAcoela Uljanin, 1870
- suborderBursalia Jondelius, Wallberg, Hooge & Raikova, 2011
- infraorderCrucimusculata Jondelius, Wallberg, Hooge & Raikova, 2011
- superfamilyAberrantospermata Jondelius, Wallberg, Hooge & Raikova, 2011
- familyConvolutidae Graff, 1905
- genusHaplodiscus Weldon, 1888
- speciesHaplodiscus piger Weldon, 1888
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Haplodiscus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Haplodiscus ovatus Bohmig, 1895 | ConvolutidaeXenacoelomorpha | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Haplodiscus weldoni Bohmig, 1895 | ConvolutidaeXenacoelomorpha | 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 |
|---|---|
| Haplodiscus ussowi Sabussow, 1896 Sabussow, 1896 | synonym |
| Haplodiscus orbicularis Bohmig, 1895 Bohmig, 1895 | 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.
- Weldon, W. F. R. (1889). Haplodiscus piger, a new pelagic organism from the Bahamas. Q J Microsc Sci New Ser, 29:1–29:8. 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:3JMGJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.