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 - Cassiopeidae
  Order - Rhizostomeae
  Subclass - Discomedusae
  Class - Scyphozoa
  Subphylum - Medusozoa
  Phylum - Cnidaria
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Cassiopea andromeda
      Species - Cassiopea depressa
      Species - Cassiopea frondosa
      Species - Cassiopea medusa
      Species - Cassiopea mertensi
      Species - Cassiopea ndrosia
      Species - Cassiopea ornata
      Species - Cassiopea picta
      Species - Cassiopea vanderhorsti
      Species - Cassiopea xanthochana
      Species - Cassiopea xamachana