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 - Tectocepheidae
  Superfamily - Tectocepheoidea
  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 - Tectocepheus alatus
      Species - Tectocepheus americanus
      Species - Tectocepheus cervus
      Species - Tectocepheus concurvatus
      Species - Tectocepheus coniunctus
      Species - Tectocepheus depressus
      Species - Tectocepheus elegans
      Species - Tectocepheus knuellei
      Species - Tectocepheus latilamellaris
      Species - Tectocepheus minor
      Species - Tectocepheus punctulatus
      Species - Tectocepheus shirakamiensis
      Species - Tectocepheus spinosus
      Species - Tectocepheus titanius
      Species - Tectocepheus translamellaris
      Species - Tectocepheus translamellatus
      Species - Tectocepheus velatus
      Species - Tectocepheus vicarius