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Cyclosalpa polae Sigl, 1912

Source-backed taxonomic record

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
Cyclosalpa polae Sigl, 1912
Name authority
Sigl, 1912
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Thaliacea
Order
Salpida
Family
Salpidae
Genus
Cyclosalpa
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumTunicata
  5. classThaliacea Van der Hoeven, 1850
  6. orderSalpida Forbes, 1853
  7. familySalpidae Lahille, 1888
  8. subfamilyCyclosalpinae Yount, 1954
  9. genusCyclosalpa de Blainville, 1827
  10. speciesCyclosalpa polae Sigl, 1912

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Cyclosalpa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Cyclosalpa affinis (Chamisso, 1819)SalpidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclosalpa bakeri Ritter, 1905SalpidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclosalpa danae van Soest, 1975SalpidaeChordataAccepted speciesRecorded extant
Cyclosalpa floridana (Apstein, 1894)SalpidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclosalpa quadriluminis Berner, 1955SalpidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclosalpa sewelli Metcalf, 1927SalpidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclosalpa foxtoni van Soest, 1974SalpidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclosalpa ihlei van Soest, 1974SalpidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Cyclosalpa pinnata (Forskål, 1775)SalpidaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 33 records assigned to Salpidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Cyclosalpa pinnata polae Sigl, 1912 Sigl, 1912synonym

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.

  1. Sigl, M. A. (1912). Cyclosalpa polae n.sp. aus dem östlichen Mittelmeer. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 39. 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:32WXQ. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.