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 - Leptopsammia queenslandiae
      Species - Leptopsammia britannica
      Species - Leptopsammia pruvoti
      Species - Leptopsammia chevalieri
      Species - Leptopsammia columna
      Species - Leptopsammia crassa
      Species - Leptopsammia formosa
      Species - Leptopsammia poculum
      Species - Leptopsammia stokesiana
      Species - Leptopsammia trinitatis