NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: unknown
Latest Record Review: 2004

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Leptocytheridae
  Superfamily - Cytheroidea
  Suborder - Cytherocopina
  Order - Podocopida
  Subclass - Podocopa
  Class - Ostracoda
  Subphylum - Crustacea
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Leptocythere macallana
      Species - Leptocythere castanea
      Species - Leptocythere baltica
      Species - Leptocythere lacertosa
      Species - Leptocythere pellucida
      Species - Leptocythere porcellanea
      Species - Leptocythere psammophila
      Species - Leptocythere tenera
      Species - Leptocythere angusta
      Species - Leptocythere darbyi
      Species - Leptocythere domurati
      Species - Leptocythere nikraveshae
      Species - Leptocythere quebecensis