Biota (Life)
Eukaryote (Eukarya)
Podiata
Unikont (Unikonta)
Opisthokont (Opisthokonta)
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa (Choanozoa)
Animal (Animalia)
Metazoa
Epitheliozoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Deuterostome (Deuterostomia)
Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
Asterozoa
Ophiuroidea (The brittle stars)
Myophiuroidea
Metophiurida
Euryophiurida
Euryalida
Children (2 direct children, 2 direct and indirect children):
Melusinaster alissawhitegluzae
Melusinaster alissawhitegluzae thuy & stöhr, 2018
Melusinaster arcusinimicus