NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Order

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2005

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Class - Heterotardigrada
  Phylum - Tardigrada
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Family - Halechiniscidae
      Family - Batillipedidae
      Family - Stygarctidae
      Family - Renaudarctidae
      Family - Coronarctidae
      Family - Neoarctidae
      Family - Neostygarctidae