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: 2006

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Paragordiinae
  Family - Chordodidae
  Order - Gordioidea
  Phylum - Nematomorpha
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Paragordius varius
      Species - Paragordius tricuspidatus
      Species - Paragordius stylosus
      Species - Paragordius esavianus
      Species - Paragordius minusculus
      Species - Paragordius flavescens
      Species - Paragordius diversolobatus