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 - Sphaerochthoniidae
  Superfamily - Cosmochthonioidea
  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 - Sphaerochthonius bengalensis
      Species - Sphaerochthonius dilutus
      Species - Sphaerochthonius fungifer
      Species - Sphaerochthonius gemma
      Species - Sphaerochthonius lipataensis
      Species - Sphaerochthonius litoralis
      Species - Sphaerochthonius longisetus
      Species - Sphaerochthonius ovatus
      Species - Sphaerochthonius pallidus
      Species - Sphaerochthonius phyllophorus
      Species - Sphaerochthonius spectabilis
      Species - Sphaerochthonius splendidus
      Species - Sphaerochthonius strinatii
      Species - Sphaerochthonius suzukii
      Species - Sphaerochthonius transversus
      Species - Sphaerochthonius uruguayensis
      Species - Sphaerochthonius variesetosus
      Species - Sphaerochthonius windsori