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Welcome to the Blue-Spotted Stingray page! The scientific name of this beautiful creature is Taeniura lymma. For more interesting facts about this ray, take some time to browse this site! |
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Classification of the Blue-Spotted Stingray |
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| Domain | Eukarya | Contains a nucleus, membrane-bound organelles, large cells, linear DNA, larger and more complex ribosomes |
| Kingdom | Animalia | Heterotrophic, multi-cellular, motile, and lacks a cell wall |
| Phylum | Chordata | Vertebrate with notochord, nerve cord, and visceral clefts and arches |
| Class | Chondrichthyes | Cartilaginous fish; Sharks, skates, and rays |
| Order | Rajiformes | Skates and rays; "raja" meaning ray and "forma" meaning shape |
| Family | Dasyatidae | Stingrays and Whiptail rays |
| Genus | Taeniura | All marine stingrays |
| Species | Taeniura lymma | Blue-Spotted Stingray |
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Phylogenetic Tree |
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If you have comments, questions, or corrections, please contact me,
Alyssa Korsch, at
korsch.alys@students.uwlax.edu. This page was last updated on April 26, 2007. |