NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: No review; untreated NODC data
Global Species Completeness: unknown
Latest Record Review: unknown

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Perophoridae
  Suborder - Phlebobranchia
  Order - Enterogona
  Class - Ascidiacea
  Subphylum - Urochordata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Perophora annectens
      Species - Perophora viridis
      Species - Perophora listeri
      Species - Perophora bermudensis
      Species - Perophora japonica