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 - Clavelinidae
  Suborder - Aplousobranchia
  Order - Enterogona
  Class - Ascidiacea
  Subphylum - Urochordata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Distaplia occidentalis
      Species - Distaplia smithi
      Species - Distaplia rosea
      Species - Distaplia bermudensis
      Species - Distaplia garstangi
      Species - Distaplia clavata
      Species - Distaplia stylifera
      Species - Distaplia colligans
      Species - Distaplia cylindrica
      Species - Distaplia stelligera