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 mjobergi
      Species - Microvelia peramoena
      Species - Microvelia magnifica
      Species - Microvelia spurgeon
      Species - Microvelia hypipamee
      Species - Microvelia margaretae
      Species - Microvelia childi
      Species - Microvelia monteithi
      Species - Microvelia tuberculata
      Species - Microvelia queenslandiae
      Species - Microvelia myorensis
      Species - Microvelia woodwardi
      Species - Microvelia distincta
      Species - Microvelia carnarvon
      Species - Microvelia annemarieae
      Species - Microvelia mossman
      Species - Microvelia angelesi
      Species - Microvelia pennicilla
      Species - Microvelia herberti
      Species - Microvelia malipatili
      Species - Microvelia alisonae
      Species - Microvelia fluvialis
      Species - Microvelia eborensis
      Species - Microvelia torresiana
      Species - Microvelia apunctata
      Species - Microvelia australiensis
      Species - Microvelia odontogaster
      Species - Microvelia ventrospinosa
      Species - Microvelia milleri