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: 2006

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Thaumastodermatidae
  Order - Macrodasyida
  Phylum - Gastrotricha
  Superphylum - Platyzoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Platydasys mastigurus
      Species - Platydasys maximus
      Species - Platydasys ocellatus
      Species - Platydasys pacificus
      Species - Platydasys phacellatus
      Species - Platydasys rarus
      Species - Platydasys ruber
      Species - Platydasys styliferus
      Species - Platydasys tentaculatus