NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Philactinoposthia
  Family - Dakuidae
  Class - Acoela
  Subphylum - Acoelomorpha
  Phylum - Xenacoelomorpha
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Philactinoposthia stylifera stylifera
      Subspecies - Philactinoposthia stylifera brasiliensis