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 - Acanthascus cactus
      Species - Acanthascus platei
      Subgenus - Acanthascus (Acanthascus)
      Subgenus - Acanthascus (Rhabdocalyptus)
      Subgenus - Acanthascus (Staurocalyptus)