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: 2000

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Faviidae
  Suborder - Faviina
  Order - Scleractinia
  Subclass - Hexacorallia
  Class - Anthozoa
  Subphylum - Anthozoa
  Phylum - Cnidaria
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Favites abdita
      Species - Favites halicora
      Species - Favites flexuosa
      Species - Favites rotundata
      Species - Favites complanata
      Species - Favites pentagona
      Species - Favites russelli
      Species - Favites bennettae
      Species - Favites chinensis
      Species - Favites peresi
      Species - Favites stylifera