Octacnemus kottae Sanamyan & Sanamyan, 2002
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
- Octacnemus kottae Sanamyan & Sanamyan, 2002
- Name authority
- Sanamyan & Sanamyan, 2002
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Ascidiacea
- Order
- Phlebobranchia
- Family
- Octacnemidae
- Genus
- Octacnemus
- 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
- subphylumTunicata
- classAscidiacea Blainville, 1824
- orderPhlebobranchia Lahille, 1886
- familyOctacnemidae
- genusOctacnemus Moseley, 1877
- speciesOctacnemus kottae Sanamyan & Sanamyan, 2002
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Octacnemus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Octacnemus vinogradovae Sanamyan & Sanamyan, 1999 | OctacnemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Octacnemus zarcoi Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1984 | OctacnemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Octacnemus alatus Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1985 | OctacnemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Octacnemus bythius Moseley, 1877 | OctacnemidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Octacnemus ingolfi Madsen, 1947 | OctacnemidaeChordata | 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.
- Sanamyan, K. E., & Sanamyan, N. P. (2002). Deep-water ascidians from the south-western Atlantic (RV Dmitry Mendeleev, cruise 43 and Academic Kurchatov, cruise 11. Journal of Natural History, 36: 305–359. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222930010004232 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:48J79. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.