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 - Protoplophoridae
  Superfamily - Protoplophoroidea
  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 - Bursoplophora bivaginata
      Species - Bursoplophora ethiopica
      Species - Bursoplophora genavensium
      Species - Bursoplophora iberica
      Species - Bursoplophora insularis
      Species - Bursoplophora madagassica
      Species - Bursoplophora meridionalis
      Species - Bursoplophora muraiae
      Species - Bursoplophora tyrrhenica