NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Subgenus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Phthiracarus
  Family - Phthiracaridae
  Superfamily - Phthiracaroidea
  Infraorder - Mixonomata
  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 - Phthiracarus brevisetae
      Species - Phthiracarus jumbongiensis
      Species - Phthiracarus kamillae
      Species - Phthiracarus paraclosteros
      Species - Phthiracarus setanus
      Species - Phthiracarus setosus