Leptoderma macrophthalmum Byrkjedal, Poulsen & Galbraith, 2011
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
- Leptoderma macrophthalmum Byrkjedal, Poulsen & Galbraith, 2011
- Name authority
- Byrkjedal, Poulsen & Galbraith, 2011
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Alepocephaliformes
- Family
- Alepocephalidae
- Genus
- Leptoderma
- 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
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderAlepocephaliformes
- familyAlepocephalidae Bonaparte, 1846
- genusLeptoderma Vaillant, 1886
- speciesLeptoderma macrophthalmum Byrkjedal, Poulsen & Galbraith, 2011
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Leptoderma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Leptoderma affine Alcock, 1899 | AlepocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leptoderma lubricum Abe, Marumo & Kawaguchi, 1965 | AlepocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leptoderma macrops Vaillant, 1886 | AlepocephalidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Leptoderma retropinna Fowler, 1943 | AlepocephalidaeChordata | 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.
- Byrkjedal, I., Poulsen, J. Y., & Galbraith, J. (2011). Leptoderma macrophthalmum n. sp., a new species of smooth-head (Otocephala: Alepocephalidae) from the Mid Atlantic Ridge. Zootaxa, 2876: 49–56. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2876.1.5 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:3TNBJ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.