NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2014

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Brisingidae
  Order - Brisingida
  Superorder - Forcipulatacea
  Class - Asteroidea
  Subphylum - Asterozoa
  Phylum - Echinodermata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Hymenodiscus agassizi
      Species - Hymenodiscus aotearoa
      Species - Hymenodiscus armillata
      Species - Hymenodiscus beringiana
      Species - Hymenodiscus coronata
      Species - Hymenodiscus exilis
      Species - Hymenodiscus distincta
      Species - Hymenodiscus fragilis
      Species - Hymenodiscus monacantha
      Species - Hymenodiscus membranacea
      Species - Hymenodiscus ochotensis
      Species - Hymenodiscus pannychia
      Species - Hymenodiscus pusilla
      Species - Hymenodiscus submembranacea
      Species - Hymenodiscus tenella
      Species - Hymenodiscus verticellata