NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: No review; untreated NODC data

Taxonomic Heirarchy

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

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Brachionus quadridentatus quadridentatus
      Subspecies - Brachionus quadridentatus ancylognathus
      Subspecies - Brachionus quadridentatus brevispinus
      Subspecies - Brachionus quadridentatus rhenanus