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 - Dendrophylliidae
  Suborder - Dendrophylliina
  Order - Scleractinia
  Subclass - Hexacorallia
  Class - Anthozoa
  Subphylum - Anthozoa
  Phylum - Cnidaria
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Rhizopsammia manuelensis
      Species - Rhizopsammia bermudensis
      Species - Rhizopsammia verrilli
      Species - Rhizopsammia wellingtoni
      Species - Rhizopsammia annae
      Species - Rhizopsammia compacta
      Species - Rhizopsammia goesi
      Species - Rhizopsammia minuta
      Species - Rhizopsammia nuda
      Species - Rhizopsammia pulchra
      Species - Rhizopsammia wettsteini