NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

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

Taxonomic Heirarchy

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

      Direct Children

      Species - Florarctus antillensis
      Species - Florarctus heimi
      Species - Florarctus salvati
      Species - Florarctus cinctus
      Species - Florarctus hulingsi
      Species - Florarctus acer
      Species - Florarctus asper
      Species - Florarctus cervinus
      Species - Florarctus glareolus
      Species - Florarctus kwoni
      Species - Florarctus pulcher
      Species - Florarctus stellatus
      Species - Florarctus vulcanius