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

      Direct Children

      Species - Mastigias albipunctatus
      Species - Mastigias andersoni
      Species - Mastigias gracilis
      Species - Mastigias ocellatus
      Species - Mastigias pantherinus
      Species - Mastigias papua
      Species - Mastigias roseus
      Species - Mastigias sidereus