NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Subgenus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Ventidius
  Tribe - Metrocorini
  Subfamily - Halobatinae
  Family - Gerridae
  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 - Ventidius pulai
      Species - Ventidius kuiterti
      Species - Ventidius karen
      Species - Ventidius lundbladi
      Species - Ventidius xiphibion
      Species - Ventidius xyele
      Species - Ventidius nieseri
      Species - Ventidius heissi
      Species - Ventidius kurtokalami