NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Apus
  Subfamily - Apodinae
  Family - Apodidae
  Order - Apodiformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Apus melba africanus
      Subspecies - Apus melba archeri
      Subspecies - Apus melba bakeri
      Subspecies - Apus melba marjoriae
      Subspecies - Apus melba maximus
      Subspecies - Apus melba melba
      Subspecies - Apus melba nubifugus
      Subspecies - Apus melba tuneti
      Subspecies - Apus melba willsi