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 - Caryophylliidae
  Suborder - Caryophylliina
  Order - Scleractinia
  Subclass - Hexacorallia
  Class - Anthozoa
  Subphylum - Anthozoa
  Phylum - Cnidaria
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Polycyathus fulvus
      Species - Polycyathus atlanticus
      Species - Polycyathus helenae
      Species - Polycyathus persicus
      Species - Polycyathus difficilis
      Species - Polycyathus verrilli
      Species - Polycyathus andamanensis
      Species - Polycyathus senegalensis
      Species - Polycyathus isabela
      Species - Polycyathus hondaensis
      Species - Polycyathus furanaensis
      Species - Polycyathus fuscomarginatus
      Species - Polycyathus hodgsoni
      Species - Polycyathus marigondoni
      Species - Polycyathus muellerae
      Species - Polycyathus norfolkensis
      Species - Polycyathus octuplus
      Species - Polycyathus palifera