NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Ophiodermatidae
  Suborder - Chilophiurina
  Order - Ophiurida
  Class - Ophiuroidea
  Subphylum - Asterozoa
  Phylum - Echinodermata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Ophioderma brevicaudum
      Species - Ophioderma appressum
      Species - Ophioderma januarii
      Species - Ophioderma pallidum
      Species - Ophioderma phoenium
      Species - Ophioderma longicauda
      Species - Ophioderma cinereum
      Species - Ophioderma rubicundum
      Species - Ophioderma panamense
      Species - Ophioderma guttatum
      Species - Ophioderma squamosissimum
      Species - Ophioderma variegatum
      Species - Ophioderma brevispinum
      Species - Ophioderma devaneyi