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 - Desmacellidae
  Suborder - Mycalina
  Order - Poecilosclerida
  Class - Demospongiae
  Phylum - Porifera
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Desmacella annexa
      Species - Desmacella johnsoni
      Species - Desmacella meliorata
      Species - Desmacella pumilio
      Species - Desmacella vagabunda
      Species - Desmacella vicina
      Species - Desmacella informis
      Species - Desmacella inornata