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 - Plakinidae
  Order - Homosclerophorida
  Class - Homoscleromorpha
  Phylum - Porifera
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Plakina acantholopha
      Species - Plakina brachylopha
      Species - Plakina corticioides
      Species - Plakina dilopha
      Species - Plakina elisa
      Species - Plakina monolopha
      Species - Plakina trilopha