NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Philodinidae
  Subclass - Bdelloidea
  Class - Bdelloidea
  Phylum - Rotifera
  Superphylum - Platyzoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Philodina acuticornis
      Species - Philodina roseola
      Species - Philodina australis
      Species - Philodina citrina
      Species - Philodina megalotrocha
      Species - Philodina nemoralis
      Species - Philodina plena
      Species - Philodina proterva
      Species - Philodina rugosa
      Species - Philodina vorax