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

      Direct Children

      Species - Pentacta nipponensis
      Species - Pentacta verrucula
      Species - Pentacta peterseni
      Species - Pentacta guinensis
      Species - Pentacta panamensis
      Species - Pentacta hedingi
      Species - Pentacta doliolum