NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Subgenus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Sphaerozetes
  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 - Sphaerozetes affinis
      Species - Sphaerozetes arcticus
      Species - Sphaerozetes castaneus
      Species - Sphaerozetes chavinensis
      Species - Sphaerozetes clathratus
      Species - Sphaerozetes comelicensis
      Species - Sphaerozetes firthensis
      Species - Sphaerozetes globularis
      Species - Sphaerozetes maior
      Species - Sphaerozetes orbicularis
      Species - Sphaerozetes perezinigoi
      Species - Sphaerozetes piriformis
      Species - Sphaerozetes rostratus
      Species - Sphaerozetes shogranensis
      Species - Sphaerozetes subintectus
      Species - Sphaerozetes tricuspidatus
      Species - Sphaerozetes winchesteri