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

  Subfamily - Rossellinae
  Family - Rossellidae
  Order - Lyssacinosida
  Subclass - Hexasterophora
  Class - Hexactinellida
  Phylum - Porifera
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Caulophacus agassizi
      Species - Caulophacus antarticus
      Species - Caulophacus basispinosus
      Species - Caulophacus elegans
      Species - Caulophacus galatheae
      Species - Caulophacus hadalis
      Species - Caulophacus latus
      Species - Caulophacus lotifolium
      Species - Caulophacus oviformis
      Species - Caulophacus pipetta
      Species - Caulophacus schulzei
      Species - Caulophacus scotiae
      Species - Caulophacus valdiviae
      Subgenus - Caulophacus (Caulophacus)
      Subgenus - Caulophacus (Caulodiscus)