NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Family

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Order - Halichondrida
  Class - Demospongiae
  Phylum - Porifera
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Genus - Didiscus
      Genus - Myrmekioderma
      Genus - Higginsia
      Genus - Halicnemia
      Genus - Acanthoclada
      Genus - Heteroxya
      Genus - Julavis
      Genus - Microxistyla
      Genus - Negombo
      Genus - Parahigginsia