NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Subgenus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Microvelia
  Subfamily - Microveliinae
  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 - Microvelia gracillima
      Species - Microvelia macani
      Species - Microvelia popovi
      Species - Microvelia pygmaea
      Species - Microvelia cameron
      Species - Microvelia douglasi
      Species - Microvelia genitalis
      Species - Microvelia horvathi
      Species - Microvelia hozari
      Species - Microvelia japonica
      Species - Microvelia uenoi
      Species - Microvelia bourbonensis
      Species - Microvelia cassisi
      Species - Microvelia hynesi
      Species - Microvelia justi
      Species - Microvelia noeli
      Species - Microvelia paramega
      Species - Microvelia pronotalis
      Species - Microvelia rennellensis
      Species - Microvelia sambiranoi
      Species - Microvelia minutissima