Ciona longissima Hartmeyer, 1899
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
- Ciona longissima Hartmeyer, 1899
- Name authority
- Hartmeyer, 1899
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Ascidiacea
- Order
- Phlebobranchia
- Family
- Cionidae
- Genus
- Ciona
- 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
- familyCionidae Lahille, 1887
- genusCiona Fleming, 1822
- speciesCiona longissima Hartmeyer, 1899
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Ciona. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Ciona antarctica Hartmeyer, 1911 | CionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| yellow sea squirtCiona edwardsi Roule, 1884 | CionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ciona fascicularis Hancock, 1870 | CionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ciona gelatinosa Bonnevie, 1896 | CionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ciona mollis Ritter, 1907 | CionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ciona pomponiae Monniot C. & Monniot F., 1989 | CionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ciona savignyi Herdman, 1882 | CionidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Ciona sheikoi Sanamyan, 1998 | CionidaeChordata | 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.
- Hartmeyer, R. (1899). Die Monascidien der Bremer Expedition nach Ostspitzbergen. Zool. Jahrb., Sys., 12: 453–511. 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:VFD2. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.