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 - Acarnidae
  Suborder - Microcionina
  Order - Poecilosclerida
  Class - Demospongiae
  Phylum - Porifera
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Iophon pattersoni
      Species - Iophon nigricans
      Species - Iophon hyndmani
      Species - Iophon piceus
      Species - Iophon spinulentum