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 - Lygaeinae
  Family - Lygaeidae
  Superfamily - Lygaeoidea
  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 - Lygaeus equestris
      Species - Lygaeus formosus
      Species - Lygaeus kalmii
      Species - Lygaeus nugatoria
      Species - Lygaeus reclivatus
      Species - Lygaeus truculentus
      Species - Lygaeus trux
      Species - Lygaeus turcicus