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 - Tretodictyidae
  Order - Hexactinosida
  Subclass - Hexasterophora
  Class - Hexactinellida
  Phylum - Porifera
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Hexactinella cyathus
      Species - Hexactinella grimaldi
      Species - Hexactinella labyrinthica
      Species - Hexactinella lactum
      Species - Hexactinella lingua
      Species - Hexactinella minor
      Species - Hexactinella monticularis
      Species - Hexactinella rugosa
      Species - Hexactinella spongiosa
      Species - Hexactinella tubulosa
      Species - Hexactinella ventilabrum
      Species - Hexactinella vermiculosa