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: 2005

Taxonomic Heirarchy

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

      Direct Children

      Species - Pennaria adamsia
      Species - Pennaria armata
      Species - Pennaria disticha
      Species - Pennaria grandis
      Species - Pennaria pauper
      Species - Pennaria rosea
      Species - Pennaria tiarella
      Species - Pennaria vitrea