Salpa aspera Chamisso, 1819
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
- Salpa aspera Chamisso, 1819
- Name authority
- Chamisso, 1819
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Thaliacea
- Order
- Salpida
- Family
- Salpidae
- Genus
- Salpa
- 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
- genusSalpa Forskål, 1775
- speciesSalpa aspera Chamisso, 1819
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Salpa. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Salpa younti van Soest, 1973 | SalpidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| common salpSalpa fusiformis Cuvier, 1804 | SalpidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Giant salpSalpa maxima Forskål, 1775 | SalpidaeChordata | 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 |
|---|---|
| Salpa fusiformis var. echinata Herdman, 1888 Herdman, 1888 | synonym |
| Salpa fusiformis f. aspera Von Chamisso, 1819 Von Chamisso, 1819 | synonym |
| Salpa vaginata Chamisso, 1819 Chamisso, 1819 | synonym |
| Salpa echinata Herdman, 1888 Herdman, 1888 | 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.
- Chamisso, A., & Von. (1819). De animalibus quibusdam e classe Vermium Linnaeana. Circumnavigatione Terrae Auspicante Comte N. Romanzoff, Duce Ottone de Kotzbue, Annis, 1815–1818. 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:79F82. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.