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: 1997

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Polycirridae
  Order - Terebellida
  Infraclass - Canalipalpata
  Subclass - Sedentaria
  Class - Polychaeta
  Phylum - Annelida
  Superphylum - Lophozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Polycirrus caliendrum
      Species - Polycirrus medusa
      Species - Polycirrus kerguelensis
      Species - Polycirrus eximius
      Species - Polycirrus haematodes
      Species - Polycirrus tenuisetis
      Species - Polycirrus phosphoreus
      Species - Polycirrus eous
      Species - Polycirrus carolinensis
      Species - Polycirrus californicus
      Species - Polycirrus aurantiacus
      Species - Polycirrus plumosus
      Species - Polycirrus denticulatus
      Species - Polycirrus arenivorus
      Species - Polycirrus latidens
      Species - Polycirrus norvegicus