NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2006

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Bougainvilliidae
  Suborder - Filifera
  Order - Anthoathecatae
  Subclass - Hydroidolina
  Class - Hydrozoa
  Subphylum - Medusozoa
  Phylum - Cnidaria
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Bougainvillia superciliaris
      Species - Bougainvillia multitentaculata
      Species - Bougainvillia bougainvillei
      Species - Bougainvillia muscoides
      Species - Bougainvillia principis
      Species - Bougainvillia carolinensis
      Species - Bougainvillia rugosa
      Species - Bougainvillia bitentaculata
      Species - Bougainvillia britannica
      Species - Bougainvillia flavida
      Species - Bougainvillia frondosa
      Species - Bougainvillia fulva
      Species - Bougainvillia involuta
      Species - Bougainvillia macloviana
      Species - Bougainvillia maniculata
      Species - Bougainvillia niobe
      Species - Bougainvillia nordgaardi
      Species - Bougainvillia platygaster
      Species - Bougainvillia pyramidata
      Species - Bougainvillia inaequalis
      Species - Bougainvillia longicirra
      Species - Bougainvillia crassa
      Species - Bougainvillia glorietta
      Species - Bougainvillia robusta
      Species - Bougainvillia muscus
      Species - Bougainvillia alderi
      Species - Bougainvillia charcoti
      Species - Bougainvillia multicilia
      Species - Bougainvillia nigritella
      Species - Bougainvillia prolifera
      Species - Bougainvillia simplex
      Species - Bougainvillia trinema
      Species - Bougainvillia yoldiaearcticae