Biota (Life)
Eukaryote (Eukarya)
Podiata
Unikont (Unikonta)
Opisthokont (Opisthokonta)
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa (Choanozoa)
Animal (Animalia)
Metazoa
Epitheliozoa
Eumetazoa
Coelenterata
Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Anthozoa
Octocorallia (Alcyonaria)
Alcyonacea (Soft corals)
Alcyoniina
Calcaxonia
Isididae (The bamboo corals)
Children (3 direct children, 3 direct and indirect children):
Bathygorgia abyssicola
Bathygorgia tasmaniensis
Bathygorgia profunda