NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: unknown
Latest Record Review: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Baeriidae
  Order - Baerida
  Subclass - Calcaronea
  Class - Calcarea
  Phylum - Porifera
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Leuconia aspera
      Species - Leuconia crustacea
      Species - Leuconia barbata
      Species - Leuconia caminus
      Species - Leuconia jgossei
      Species - Leuconia johnstoni
      Species - Leuconia nivea
      Species - Leuconia pumila