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: 2017

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Phyllophoridae
  Order - Dendrochirotida
  Class - Holothuroidea
  Subphylum - Echinozoa
  Phylum - Echinodermata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subgenus - Phyllophorus (Phyllothuria)
      Subgenus - Phyllophorus (Phyllonovus)
      Subgenus - Phyllophorus (Urodemella)
      Subgenus - Phyllophorus (Isophyllophorus)
      Subgenus - Phyllophorus (Phyllophorus)
      Species - Phyllophorus kungi
      Species - Phyllophorus exigua