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: 2015

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Ptychoderidae
  Class - Enteropneusta
  Phylum - Hemichordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Balanoglossus aurantiacus
      Species - Balanoglossus clavigerus
      Species - Balanoglossus apertus
      Species - Balanoglossus biminiensis
      Species - Balanoglossus gigas
      Species - Balanoglossus australiensis
      Species - Balanoglossus catharinensis
      Species - Balanoglossus capensis
      Species - Balanoglossus carnosus
      Species - Balanoglossus eufrosinoi
      Species - Balanoglossus hydrocephalus
      Species - Balanoglossus jamaicensis
      Species - Balanoglossus misakiensis
      Species - Balanoglossus natalensis
      Species - Balanoglossus nonatoi
      Species - Balanoglossus numeensis
      Species - Balanoglossus occidentalis
      Species - Balanoglossus protorogonius
      Species - Balanoglossus salmoneus
      Species - Balanoglossus stephensoni
      Species - Balanoglossus simodensis
      Species - Balanoglossus studiosorum
      Species - Balanoglossus robinii