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 - Oscinellinae
  Family - Chloropidae
  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 - Elachiptera angusta
      Species - Elachiptera angustifrons
      Species - Elachiptera angustistylum
      Species - Elachiptera californica
      Species - Elachiptera costata
      Species - Elachiptera decipiens
      Species - Elachiptera erythropleura
      Species - Elachiptera flaviceps
      Species - Elachiptera formosa
      Species - Elachiptera knowltoni
      Species - Elachiptera longiventris
      Species - Elachiptera nigriceps
      Species - Elachiptera pechumani
      Species - Elachiptera penita
      Species - Elachiptera punctulata
      Species - Elachiptera tau
      Species - Elachiptera vittata
      Species - Elachiptera willistoni