NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Order

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2005

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Class - Tentaculata
  Phylum - Ctenophora
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Family - Pleurobrachiidae
      Family - Mertensiidae
      Family - Haeckeliidae
      Family - Bathyctenidae
      Family - Lampeidae
      Family - Dryodoridae
      Family - Euplokamididae