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 - Brachionidae
  Order - Ploima
  Superorder - Pseudotrocha
  Subclass - Monogononta
  Class - Monogonta
  Phylum - Rotifera
  Superphylum - Platyzoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Brachionus plicatilis
      Species - Brachionus calyciflorus
      Species - Brachionus havanaensis
      Species - Brachionus pterodinoides
      Species - Brachionus urceolaris
      Species - Brachionus angularis
      Species - Brachionus bidentata
      Species - Brachionus budapestinensis
      Species - Brachionus caudatus
      Species - Brachionus diversicornis
      Species - Brachionus quadridentatus
      Species - Brachionus rubens
      Species - Brachionus variabilis
      Species - Brachionus bennini
      Species - Brachionus nilsoni
      Species - Brachionus patulus
      Species - Brachionus dorcas
      Species - Brachionus mirus
      Species - Brachionus satanicus
      Species - Brachionus westphali
      Species - Brachionus leydigi
      Species - Brachionus urceus
      Species - Brachionus capsuliflorus
      Species - Brachionus furculatus
      Species - Brachionus polyacanthus
      Species - Brachionus zahniseri