NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Suborder

Taxonomic Status

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

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Order - Alcyonacea
  Subclass - Octocorallia
  Class - Anthozoa
  Subphylum - Anthozoa
  Phylum - Cnidaria
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Family - Briareidae
      Family - Anthothelidae
      Family - Subergorgiidae
      Family - Paragorgiidae
      Family - Coralliidae
      Family - Melithaeidae
      Family - Parisididae
      Family - Keroeididae
      Family - Briaridae