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: 2010

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Tribe - Hydroporini
  Subfamily - Hydroporinae
  Family - Dytiscidae
  Suborder - Adephaga
  Order - Coleoptera
  Superorder - Holometabola
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Megaporus fischeri
      Species - Megaporus gardnerii
      Species - Megaporus hamatus
      Species - Megaporus howittii
      Species - Megaporus natvigi
      Species - Megaporus piceatus
      Species - Megaporus ruficeps
      Species - Megaporus solidus
      Species - Megaporus tristis
      Species - Megaporus wilsoni
      Species - Megaporus feryi