diff --git a/cdci_data_analysis/analysis/parameters.py b/cdci_data_analysis/analysis/parameters.py
index 41574002..bdaaee04 100644
--- a/cdci_data_analysis/analysis/parameters.py
+++ b/cdci_data_analysis/analysis/parameters.py
@@ -580,6 +580,9 @@ def __init__(self, value=None, name_format='str', name=None, allowed_values = No
     def check_name_value(value, units=None, name=None, par_format=None):
         pass
 
+class LongString(String):
+    owl_uris = String.owl_uris + ("http://odahub.io/ontology#LongString",)
+
 class Name(String):
     owl_uris = String.owl_uris + ("http://odahub.io/ontology#AstrophysicalObject",)
 
diff --git a/tests/test_parameters.py b/tests/test_parameters.py
index 552ea613..3eb47853 100644
--- a/tests/test_parameters.py
+++ b/tests/test_parameters.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     InputProdList,
     DetectionThreshold,
     String,
+    LongString,
     Boolean,
     StructuredParameter,
     PhosphorosFiltersTable,
@@ -354,6 +355,7 @@ def test_parameter_bounds():
 def test_parameter_meta_data():
     bounded_parameter = Float(value = 1., name='bounded', min_value=0.1, max_value=2)
     choice_parameter = String(value = 'spam', name='choice', allowed_values=['spam', 'eggs', 'hams'])
+    long_choice_parameter = LongString(value='long_spam', name='choice')
     bool_parameter = Boolean(value = True, name = 'bool')
     assert bounded_parameter.reprJSONifiable() == [{'name': 'bounded', 
                                                     'units': None, 'value': 1.0, 
@@ -364,6 +366,12 @@ def test_parameter_meta_data():
                                                    'value': 'spam',
                                                    'restrictions': {'allowed_values': ['spam', 'eggs', 'hams']},
                                                    'owl_uri': ["http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#str", "http://odahub.io/ontology#String"]}]
+    assert long_choice_parameter.reprJSONifiable() == [{'name': 'choice',
+                                                       'units': 'str',
+                                                       'value': 'long_spam',
+                                                       'owl_uri': ["http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#str",
+                                                                   "http://odahub.io/ontology#String",
+                                                                   "http://odahub.io/ontology#LongString"]}]
     assert bool_parameter.reprJSONifiable() == [{'name': 'bool', 
                                                 'units': None, 
                                                 'value': True,