NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Macrodasys
  Family - Macrodasyidae
  Order - Macrodasyida
  Phylum - Gastrotricha
  Superphylum - Platyzoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Macrodasys africanus africanus
      Subspecies - Macrodasys africanus ponticus