NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Subgenus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Velia
  Subfamily - Veliinae
  Family - Veliidae
  Superfamily - Gerroidea
  Infraorder - Gerromorpha
  Suborder - Heteroptera
  Order - Hemiptera
  Superorder - Paraneoptera
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Velia sinensis
      Species - Velia mitrai
      Species - Velia tonkina
      Species - Velia championi
      Species - Velia steelei
      Species - Velia tomokunii
      Species - Velia anderseni
      Species - Velia laticaudata
      Species - Velia longiconnexiva
      Species - Velia yunnana