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: 2014

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Tribe - Luciolini
  Subfamily - Luciolinae
  Family - Lampyridae
  Superfamily - Elateroidea
  Infraorder - Elateriformia
  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 - Colophotia bakeri
      Species - Colophotia brachyura
      Species - Colophotia brevis
      Species - Colophotia concolor
      Species - Colophotia elongata
      Species - Colophotia miranda
      Species - Colophotia particulariventris
      Species - Colophotia plagiata
      Species - Colophotia praeusta
      Species - Colophotia truncata