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 - Acanthogorgiidae
      Family - Paramuriceidae
      Family - Plexauridae
      Family - Gorgoniidae
      Family - Ifalukellidae
      Family - Chrysogorgiidae
      Family - Ainigmaptilidae