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

  Family - Ephemeridae
  Superfamily - Ephemeroidea
  Infraorder - Scapphodonta
  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 - Hexagenia bilineata
      Species - Hexagenia atrocaudata
      Species - Hexagenia rigida
      Species - Hexagenia limbata
      Species - Hexagenia albivitta
      Species - Hexagenia mexicana
      Species - Hexagenia orlando