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

      Direct Children

      Species - Esperiopsis laxa
      Species - Esperiopsis pulchella
      Species - Esperiopsis stipula
      Species - Esperiopsis villosa
      Species - Esperiopsis fucorum
      Species - Esperiopsis incognita
      Species - Esperiopsis macrosigma
      Species - Esperiopsis schmidtii