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 - Petrosiidae
  Suborder - Petrosina
  Order - Haplosclerida
  Class - Demospongiae
  Phylum - Porifera
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Petrosia ficiformis
      Species - Petrosia muta
      Species - Petrosia testudinaria
      Subgenus - Petrosia (Petrosia)
      Subgenus - Petrosia (Strongylophora)