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 - Raspailiinae
  Family - Raspailiidae
  Suborder - Microcionina
  Order - Poecilosclerida
  Class - Demospongiae
  Phylum - Porifera
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Endectyon tenax
      Species - Endectyon delaubenfelsi
      Species - Endectyon demonstrans
      Species - Endectyon teissieri
      Subgenus - Endectyon (Endectyon)
      Subgenus - Endectyon (Hemectyon)