Heterostigma monniotae Virgili, Tanduo, D'Aniello, Fontana, Turon & Crocetta, 2025
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
- Heterostigma monniotae Virgili, Tanduo, D'Aniello, Fontana, Turon & Crocetta, 2025
- Name authority
- Virgili, Tanduo, D'Aniello, Fontana, Turon & Crocetta, 2025
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Ascidiacea
- Order
- Stolidobranchia
- Family
- Pyuridae
- Genus
- Heterostigma
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
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
- orderStolidobranchia Lahille, 1886
- familyPyuridae Hartmeyer, 1908
- genusHeterostigma Ärnbäck-Christie-Linde, 1924
- speciesHeterostigma monniotae Virgili, Tanduo, D'Aniello, Fontana, Turon & Crocetta, 2025
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Heterostigma. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Heterostigma fagei Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1961 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Heterostigma gonochorica Monniot F., 1965 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Heterostigma mediterranea Pérès, 1958 | PyuridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Heterostigma melitensis Monniot F. & Monniot C., 1976 | PyuridaeChordata | 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.
- Virgili, R.; Tanduo, V.; D’Aniello, S.; Fontana, A.; Turon, X.; Crocetta, F. (2025). Paedomorphic adaptations in a new Heterostigma species: a novel strategy for ascidians to live in soft-bottom habitats. Invertebrate Systematics, 39. https://doi.org/10.1071/is24103 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:L2VZ2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.