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 - Ceratozetidae
  Superfamily - Ceratozetoidea
  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 - Melanozetes aequalis
      Species - Melanozetes alpinus
      Species - Melanozetes altaicus
      Species - Melanozetes azoricus
      Species - Melanozetes crossleyi
      Species - Melanozetes curtipilis
      Species - Melanozetes exobothridialis
      Species - Melanozetes hermannioides
      Species - Melanozetes interruptus
      Species - Melanozetes jueradae
      Species - Melanozetes lischanni
      Species - Melanozetes longisetosus
      Species - Melanozetes medius
      Species - Melanozetes meridianus
      Species - Melanozetes mollicomus
      Species - Melanozetes nivalis
      Species - Melanozetes orientalis
      Species - Melanozetes sellnicki
      Species - Melanozetes stagnatilis
      Species - Melanozetes tanana
      Species - Melanozetes trupchumi