NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Family

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: No review; untreated NODC data
Global Species Completeness: unknown
Latest Record Review: unknown

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Order - Desmoscolecida
  Subclass - Chromadoria
  Class - Chromadorea
  Phylum - Nematoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Genus - Desmoscolex
      Genus - Tricoma
      Genus - Demanema
      Genus - Paratricoma
      Genus - Pareudesmoscolex
      Genus - Protodesmoscolex
      Genus - Prototricoma
      Genus - Protricoma
      Genus - Protricomoides
      Genus - Quadricoma
      Genus - Calligyrus
      Genus - Greeffiella
      Genus - Hapalomus
      Genus - Progreeffiella