NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Order

Taxonomic Status

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

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Class - Demospongiae
  Phylum - Porifera
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Family - Phorbasidae
      Family - Plocamiidae
      Family - Amphilectidae
      Family - Anchinoidae
      Suborder - Latrunculina
      Suborder - Microcionina
      Suborder - Myxillina
      Suborder - Mycalina