NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subgenus - Tropisternus (Tropisternus)
  Genus - Tropisternus
  Tribe - Hydrophilini
  Subfamily - Hydrophilinae
  Family - Hydrophilidae
  Superfamily - Hydrophiloidea
  Infraorder - Staphyliniformia
  Suborder - Polyphaga
  Order - Coleoptera
  Superorder - Holometabola
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Tropisternus lateralis lateralis
      Subspecies - Tropisternus lateralis nimbatus
      Subspecies - Tropisternus lateralis limbatus
      Subspecies - Tropisternus lateralis limbalis
      Subspecies - Tropisternus lateralis humeralis