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: 2007

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subfamily - Lycinae
  Family - Lycidae
  Superfamily - Elateroidea
  Infraorder - Elateriformia
  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 - Lycus arizonensis
      Species - Lycus fernandezi
      Species - Lycus lecontei
      Species - Lycus sanguineus
      Species - Lycus sanguinipennis
      Species - Lycus fulvellus
      Species - Lycus rubescens
      Species - Lycus sagittatus
      Species - Lycus minutus
      Species - Lycus simulans
      Species - Lycus loripes