NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: unknown
Latest Record Review: 1997

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Phyllodocinae
  Family - Phyllodocidae
  Order - Phyllodocida
  Subclass - Errantia
  Class - Polychaeta
  Phylum - Annelida
  Superphylum - Lophozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Paranaitis speciosa
      Species - Paranaitis kosteriensis
      Species - Paranaitis polynoides
      Species - Paranaitis wahlbergi
      Species - Paranaitis pusilla
      Species - Paranaitis caecum
      Species - Paranaitis gardineri