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: 2007

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Brachychthoniidae
  Superfamily - Brachychthonioidea
  Infraorder - Enarthronota
  Suborder - Oribatida
  Order - Sarcoptiformes
  Superorder - Acariformes
  Subclass - Acari
  Class - Arachnida
  Subphylum - Chelicerata
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Brachychthonius africanus
      Species - Brachychthonius amicabilis
      Species - Brachychthonius berlesei
      Species - Brachychthonius bimaculatus
      Species - Brachychthonius hauserorum
      Species - Brachychthonius hirtus
      Species - Brachychthonius impressus
      Species - Brachychthonius laevis
      Species - Brachychthonius lineatus
      Species - Brachychthonius pacificus
      Species - Brachychthonius parahirtus
      Species - Brachychthonius pauliani
      Species - Brachychthonius pius
      Species - Brachychthonius psammophylus
      Species - Brachychthonius pseudoimmaculatus