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 - Spongillidae
  Suborder - Spongillina
  Order - Haplosclerida
  Class - Demospongiae
  Phylum - Porifera
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Spongilla lacustris
      Species - Spongilla arctica
      Species - Spongilla helvetica
      Species - Spongilla aspinosa
      Species - Spongilla inarmata
      Species - Spongilla alba
      Species - Spongilla cenota
      Species - Spongilla wagneri