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

      Direct Children

      Species - Asbestopluma lycopodium
      Species - Asbestopluma gracilis
      Species - Asbestopluma biserialis
      Species - Asbestopluma occidentalis
      Species - Asbestopluma bihamatifera
      Species - Asbestopluma furcata
      Species - Asbestopluma pennatula