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 - Astrophorida
  Class - Demospongiae
  Phylum - Porifera
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Genus - Geodia
      Genus - Erylus
      Genus - Geodinella
      Genus - Sidonops
      Genus - Caminus
      Genus - Isops
      Genus - Pachymatisma