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: 2011

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Desidae
  Order - Araneae
  Class - Arachnida
  Subphylum - Chelicerata
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Laestrygones albiceris
      Species - Laestrygones chathamensis
      Species - Laestrygones minutissimus
      Species - Laestrygones otagoensis
      Species - Laestrygones setosus
      Species - Laestrygones westlandicus