NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Actinarctus
  Subfamily - Tanarctinae
  Family - Halechiniscidae
  Order - Arthrotardigrada
  Class - Heterotardigrada
  Phylum - Tardigrada
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Actinarctus doryphorus doryphorus
      Subspecies - Actinarctus doryphorus ocellatus