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: 2007

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  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

      Species - Hydrochara lineata
      Species - Hydrochara rickseckeri
      Species - Hydrochara obtusata
      Species - Hydrochara simula
      Species - Hydrochara brevipalpis
      Species - Hydrochara leechi
      Species - Hydrochara occulta
      Species - Hydrochara soror
      Species - Hydrochara spangleri
      Species - Hydrochara grandis