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: 2002

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Tephritidae
  Infraorder - Muscomorpha
  Suborder - Brachycera
  Order - Diptera
  Superorder - Holometabola
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Pliomelaena udhampurensis
      Species - Pliomelaena quadrimaculata
      Species - Pliomelaena caeca
      Species - Pliomelaena luzonica
      Species - Pliomelaena translucida
      Species - Pliomelaena parviguttata
      Species - Pliomelaena shirouzui
      Species - Pliomelaena stevensoni
      Species - Pliomelaena exilis
      Species - Pliomelaena discosa
      Species - Pliomelaena joanetta
      Species - Pliomelaena zonogastra
      Species - Pliomelaena brevifrons
      Species - Pliomelaena sauteri
      Species - Pliomelaena callista
      Species - Pliomelaena sonani
      Species - Pliomelaena assimilis