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: 2016

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Subtribe - Meropathina
  Tribe - Ochthebiini
  Subfamily - Ochthebiinae
  Family - Hydraenidae
  Superfamily - Staphylinoidea
  Infraorder - Staphyliniformia
  Suborder - Polyphaga
  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 - Meropathus aucklandicus
      Species - Meropathus campbellensis
      Species - Meropathus chuni
      Species - Meropathus johnsi
      Species - Meropathus randi
      Species - Meropathus vectis
      Species - Meropathus zelandicus