NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Xanthotis
  Family - Meliphagidae
  Order - Passeriformes
  Class - Aves
  Superclass - Tetrapoda
  Infraphylum - Gnathostomata
  Subphylum - Vertebrata
  Phylum - Chordata
  Infrakingdom - Deuterostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Xanthotis polygrammus candidior
      Subspecies - Xanthotis polygrammus kuehni
      Subspecies - Xanthotis polygrammus lophotis
      Subspecies - Xanthotis polygrammus poikilosternos
      Subspecies - Xanthotis polygrammus polygrammus
      Subspecies - Xanthotis polygrammus septentrionalis