NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Family

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2002

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Infraorder - Thenaria
  Suborder - Nyantheae
  Order - Actiniaria
  Subclass - Hexacorallia
  Class - Anthozoa
  Subphylum - Anthozoa
  Phylum - Cnidaria
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Genus - Actineria
      Genus - Cryptodendrum
      Genus - Heterodactyla
      Genus - Thalassianthus