Microdesmus multiradiatus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928
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
- Microdesmus multiradiatus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928
- Name authority
- Meek & Hildebrand, 1928
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Gobiiformes
- Family
- Microdesmidae
- Genus
- Microdesmus
- 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
- orderGobiiformes
- familyMicrodesmidae Regan, 1912
- subfamilyMicrodesminae Regan, 1912
- genusMicrodesmus Günther, 1864
- speciesMicrodesmus multiradiatus Meek & Hildebrand, 1928
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Microdesmus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Microdesmus africanus Dawson, 1979 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| stippled wormfishMicrodesmus carri Gilbert, 1966 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spotback wormfishMicrodesmus dorsipunctatus Dawson, 1968 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microdesmus hildebrandi Reid, 1936 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microdesmus intermedius Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| pink wormfishMicrodesmus longipinnis (Weymouth, 1910) | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microdesmus bahianus Dawson, 1973 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microdesmus aethiopicus (Chabanaud, 1927) | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| olivaceous wormfishMicrodesmus affinis Meek & Hildebrand, 1928 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| banded wormfishMicrodesmus dipus Günther, 1864 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microdesmus knappi Dawson, 1972 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| lancetail wormfishMicrodesmus lanceolatus Dawson, 1962 | MicrodesmidaeChordata | 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.
- Meek. (1928). The marine fishes of Panama. Part III. Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series, 15 (publ. 249): xxv–xxxi + 709–1045, Pls. 72–102. 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:42V7V. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.