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 - Virgulariidae
  Suborder - Subselliflorae
  Order - Pennatulacea
  Subclass - Octocorallia
  Class - Anthozoa
  Subphylum - Anthozoa
  Phylum - Cnidaria
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Virgularia presbytes
      Species - Virgularia mirabilis
      Species - Virgularia bromleyi
      Species - Virgularia elongata
      Species - Virgularia reinwardti
      Species - Virgularia agassizii
      Species - Virgularia gracilima