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

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

      Direct Children

      Species - Batillipes mirus
      Species - Batillipes bullacaudatus
      Species - Batillipes pennaki
      Species - Batillipes similis
      Species - Batillipes carnonensis
      Species - Batillipes littoralis
      Species - Batillipes phreaticus
      Species - Batillipes annulatus
      Species - Batillipes friaufi
      Species - Batillipes gilmartini
      Species - Batillipes dicrocercus
      Species - Batillipes acaudatus
      Species - Batillipes tubernatis
      Species - Batillipes noerrevangi
      Species - Batillipes roscoffensis
      Species - Batillipes adriaticus
      Species - Batillipes africanus
      Species - Batillipes crassipes
      Species - Batillipes lesteri
      Species - Batillipes longispinosus
      Species - Batillipes marcelli
      Species - Batillipes orientalis
      Species - Batillipes philippinensis
      Species - Batillipes rotundiculus
      Species - Batillipes tridentatus
      Species - Batillipes spinicauda