NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Branchiostoma
  Family - Branchiostomatidae
  Order - Amphioxiformes
  Subphylum - Cephalochordata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Branchiostoma belcheri belcheri
      Subspecies - Branchiostoma belcheri tsingtauense