NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2016

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Diascorhynchidae
  Section - Kalyptorhynchia
  Infraorder - Rhabdocoela
  Suborder - Eulecithophora
  Order - Neoophora
  Class - Trepaxonemata
  Subphylum - Rhabditophora
  Phylum - Platyhelminthes
  Superphylum - Platyzoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Diascorhynchus borealis
      Species - Diascorhynchus bucina
      Species - Diascorhynchus serpens
      Species - Diascorhynchus rubrus
      Species - Diascorhynchus lappvikensis
      Species - Diascorhynchus glandulosus
      Species - Diascorhynchus caligatus