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 - Xenotrichulidae
  Order - Chaetonotida
  Phylum - Gastrotricha
  Superphylum - Platyzoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Heteroxenotrichula affinis
      Species - Heteroxenotrichula arcassonensis
      Species - Heteroxenotrichula flandrensis
      Species - Heteroxenotrichula pygmaea
      Species - Heteroxenotrichula squamosa
      Species - Heteroxenotrichula subterranea
      Species - Heteroxenotrichula transatlantica
      Species - Heteroxenotrichula wilkei