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 - Turbinaria peltata
      Species - Turbinaria patula
      Species - Turbinaria frondens
      Species - Turbinaria mesenterina
      Species - Turbinaria reniformis
      Species - Turbinaria stellulata
      Species - Turbinaria bifrons
      Species - Turbinaria radicalis
      Species - Turbinaria heronensis
      Species - Turbinaria mollis
      Species - Turbinaria conspicua
      Species - Turbinaria crater
      Species - Turbinaria ornata
      Species - Turbinaria irregularis