NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: Minimum taxonomic/nomenclature review
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Plexauridae
  Suborder - Holaxonia
  Order - Alcyonacea
  Subclass - Octocorallia
  Class - Anthozoa
  Subphylum - Anthozoa
  Phylum - Cnidaria
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Thesea guadalupensis
      Species - Thesea plana
      Species - Thesea citrina
      Species - Thesea grandiflora
      Species - Thesea hebes
      Species - Thesea parviflora
      Species - Thesea rugosa
      Species - Thesea solitaria
      Species - Thesea nivea