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 - Hymedesmiidae
  Suborder - Myxillina
  Order - Poecilosclerida
  Class - Demospongiae
  Phylum - Porifera
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Phorbas amaranthus
      Species - Phorbas anchorata
      Species - Phorbas fibulata
      Species - Phorbas styliferus
      Species - Phorbas paucistyliferus
      Species - Phorbas salebrosus
      Species - Phorbas viecquensis
      Species - Phorbas fictitius
      Species - Phorbas perarmatus