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: 1999

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Rhiscosomididae
  Superfamily - Brannerioidea
  Suborder - Chordeumatidea
  Order - Chordeumatida
  Subclass - Helminthomorpha
  Class - Diplopoda
  Subphylum - Myriapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Rhiscosomides acovescor
      Species - Rhiscosomides benedictae
      Species - Rhiscosomides josephi
      Species - Rhiscosomides malcomi
      Species - Rhiscosomides mineri
      Species - Rhiscosomides montereum
      Species - Rhiscosomides trinitarium