NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2009

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Caeninae
  Family - Caenidae
  Superfamily - Caenoidea
  Infraorder - Pannota
  Suborder - Furcatergalia
  Order - Ephemeroptera
  Infraclass - Palaeoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Caenis tardata
      Species - Caenis amica
      Species - Caenis anceps
      Species - Caenis diminuta
      Species - Caenis hilaris
      Species - Caenis latipennis
      Species - Caenis punctata
      Species - Caenis bajaensis
      Species - Caenis youngi
      Species - Caenis macafferti
      Species - Caenis candida
      Species - Caenis arwini
      Species - Caenis eglinensis