NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Machuella
  Family - Machuellidae
  Superfamily - Oppioidea
  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

      Subspecies - Machuella ventrisetosa ventrisetosa
      Subspecies - Machuella ventrisetosa bilineata
      Subspecies - Machuella ventrisetosa plicata
      Subspecies - Machuella ventrisetosa pyriformis
      Subspecies - Machuella ventrisetosa robusta
      Subspecies - Machuella ventrisetosa zehntneri