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 - Hydrophorinae
  Family - Dolichopodidae
  Infraorder - Muscomorpha
  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 - Scellus amplus
      Species - Scellus avidus
      Species - Scellus coloradensis
      Species - Scellus crinipes
      Species - Scellus exustus
      Species - Scellus filifer
      Species - Scellus knowltoni
      Species - Scellus monstrosus
      Species - Scellus spinimanus
      Species - Scellus varipennis
      Species - Scellus vigil
      Species - Scellus virago