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: 2006

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Mezirinae
  Family - Aradidae
  Superfamily - Aradoidea
  Infraorder - Pentatomomorpha
  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 - Mezira granulata
      Species - Mezira emarginata
      Species - Mezira lobata
      Species - Mezira novella
      Species - Mezira pacifica
      Species - Mezira reducta
      Species - Mezira sayi
      Species - Mezira smithi
      Species - Mezira vanduzeei
      Species - Mezira membranacea
      Species - Mezira froeschneri