Eptatretus polytrema (Girard, 1855)
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
- Eptatretus polytrema (Girard, 1855)
- Name authority
- (Girard, 1855)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Myxini
- Order
- Myxiniformes
- Family
- Myxinidae
- Genus
- Eptatretus
- 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
- infraphylumAgnatha Cope, 1889
- superclassCyclostomi
- classMyxini
- orderMyxiniformes
- familyMyxinidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyEptatretinae Bonaparte, 1850
- genusEptatretus Cloquet, 1819
- speciesEptatretus polytrema (Girard, 1855)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Eptatretus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Eptatretus poicilus Zintzen & Roberts, 2015 | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eptatretus springeri (Bigelow & Schroeder, 1952) | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eptatretus goliath Mincarone & Stewart, 2006 | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eptatretus caribbeaus Fernholm, 1982 | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eptatretus cirrhatus (Forster, 1801) | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eptatretus menezesi Mincarone, 2000 | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eptatretus indrambaryai Wongratana, 1984 | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eptatretus fernholmi (Kuo, Huang & Mok, 1994) | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eptatretus gomoni Mincarone & Fernholm, 2010 | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eptatretus cryptus Roberts & Stewart, 2015 | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eptatretus astrolabium Fernholm & Mincarone, 2010 | MyxinidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Eptatretus alastairi Mincarone & Fernholm, 2010 | MyxinidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Bdellostoma polytrema Girard, 1855 Girard, 1855 | 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.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=279295 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:6FZ3J. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.