NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Centropus
  Subfamily - Centropodinae
  Family - Cuculidae
  Order - Cuculiformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Centropus bengalensis bengalensis
      Subspecies - Centropus bengalensis javanensis
      Subspecies - Centropus bengalensis lignator
      Subspecies - Centropus bengalensis medius
      Subspecies - Centropus bengalensis philippinensis
      Subspecies - Centropus bengalensis sarasinorum