NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Order

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2005

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Class - Staurozoa
  Subphylum - Medusozoa
  Phylum - Cnidaria
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Family - Tesseranthidae
      Suborder - Eleutherocarpida
      Suborder - Cleistocarpida