NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: No review; untreated NODC data
Global Species Completeness: unknown
Latest Record Review: unknown

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Xylophaginae
  Family - Xylophagidae
  Infraorder - Xylophagomorpha
  Suborder - Brachycera
  Order - Diptera
  Superorder - Holometabola
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Xylophagus cinctus
      Species - Xylophagus decorus
      Species - Xylophagus fulgidus
      Species - Xylophagus gracilis
      Species - Xylophagus lugens
      Species - Xylophagus nitidus
      Species - Xylophagus reflectens
      Species - Xylophagus rufipes
      Species - Xylophagus triangularis