NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Species

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Genus - Diaphanosoma
  Family - Sididae
  Infraorder - Ctenopoda
  Suborder - Cladocera
  Order - Diplostraca
  Subclass - Phyllopoda
  Class - Branchiopoda
  Subphylum - Crustacea
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Subspecies - Diaphanosoma birgei birgei
      Subspecies - Diaphanosoma birgei lacustris