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 - Theonellidae
  Order - Lithistida
  Class - Demospongiae
  Phylum - Porifera
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Discodermia amphiaster
      Species - Discodermia aspera
      Species - Discodermia calyx
      Species - Discodermia claviformis
      Species - Discodermia cornica
      Species - Discodermia discifurca
      Species - Discodermia dissoluta
      Species - Discodermia dubia
      Species - Discodermia emarginata
      Species - Discodermia inscripta
      Species - Discodermia interspersa
      Species - Discodermia irregularis
      Species - Discodermia kiiensis
      Species - Discodermia japonica
      Species - Discodermia laevidiscus
      Species - Discodermia natalensis
      Species - Discodermia ornata
      Species - Discodermia panoplia
      Species - Discodermia papillata
      Species - Discodermia polydiscus
      Species - Discodermia ramifera
      Species - Discodermia sinuosa
      Species - Discodermia stylifera