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: 2006

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Tribe - Placusini
  Subfamily - Aleocharinae
  Family - Staphylinidae
  Superfamily - Staphylinoidea
  Infraorder - Staphyliniformia
  Suborder - Polyphaga
  Order - Coleoptera
  Superorder - Holometabola
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Placusa despecta
      Species - Placusa atrata
      Species - Placusa canadensis
      Species - Placusa incompleta
      Species - Placusa petulans
      Species - Placusa pseudosuecica
      Species - Placusa tachyporoides
      Species - Placusa tacomae
      Species - Placusa vaga
      Species - Placusa strata