Thalia longicauda (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
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
- Thalia longicauda (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Name authority
- (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Thaliacea
- Order
- Salpida
- Family
- Salpidae
- Genus
- Thalia
- 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
- classThaliacea Van der Hoeven, 1850
- orderSalpida Forbes, 1853
- familySalpidae Lahille, 1888
- subfamilySalpinae Lahille, 1888
- genusThalia Blumenbach, 1798
- speciesThalia longicauda (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Thalia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Thalia cicar van Soest, 1973 | SalpidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Thalia rhinoceros van Soest, 1975 | SalpidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thalia sibogae van Soest, 1973 | SalpidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| salpThalia democratica (Forskål, 1775) | SalpidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thalia orientalis Tokioka, 1937 | SalpidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Thalia rhomboides (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) | SalpidaeChordata | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Salpa democratica-mucronata var. flagellifera Traustedt, 1885 Traustedt, 1885 | synonym |
| Salpa longicauda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | synonym |
| Salpa flagellifera Traustedt, 1885 Traustedt, 1885 | 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.
- Metcalf, M. M. (1918). The Salpidae; a taxonomic study. Bulletin United States National Museum, 2. 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:55ZZL. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.