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 - Amphiuridae
  Suborder - Gnathophiurina
  Order - Ophiurida
  Class - Ophiuroidea
  Subphylum - Asterozoa
  Phylum - Echinodermata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Ophiophragmus moorei
      Species - Ophiophragmus wurdemanii
      Species - Ophiophragmus pulcher
      Species - Ophiophragmus septus
      Species - Ophiophragmus filograneus
      Species - Ophiophragmus marginatus
      Species - Ophiophragmus luetkeni