NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: Minimum taxonomic/nomenclature review

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Macrobiotus
  Subfamily - Macrobiotinae
  Family - Macrobiotidae
  Order - Parachela
  Class - Eutardigrada
  Phylum - Tardigrada
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Macrobiotus hufelandi hufelandi
      Subspecies - Macrobiotus hufelandi maculatus