NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Family

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Suborder - Petrosina
  Order - Haplosclerida
  Class - Demospongiae
  Phylum - Porifera
  Subkingdom - Radiata
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Genus - Foliolina
      Genus - Siphonodictyon
      Genus - Rhizochalina
      Genus - Aka
      Genus - Calyx
      Genus - Oceanapia
      Genus - Pachypellina
      Genus - Tabulocalyx