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 - Metrioppiidae
  Superfamily - Gustavioidea
  Infraorder - Brachypylina
  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 - Metrioppia atlantica
      Species - Metrioppia helvetica
      Species - Metrioppia krivolutskyi
      Species - Metrioppia oregonensis
      Species - Metrioppia quadrisetosa
      Species - Metrioppia serrata
      Species - Metrioppia tricuspidata
      Species - Metrioppia zlotini