ADW: Poecilia: CLASSIFICATION

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Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Actinopterygii
        
        Order Cyprinodontiformes
        
        Family Poeciliidae (Poeciliids)
        
        Genus Poecilia
        
        Species Poecilia amazonica
        
        Species Poecilia boesemani
        
        Species Poecilia butleri (Pacific molly)
        
        Species Poecilia catemaconis (Bicolor molly)
        
        Species Poecilia caucana
        
        Species Poecilia caudofasciata
        
        Species Poecilia chica (Dwarf molly)
        
        Species Poecilia dauli
        
        Species Poecilia elegans (Elegant molly)
        
        Species Poecilia formosa (Amazon molly)
        
        Species Poecilia gillii (Molly)
        
        Species Poecilia hispaniolana (Hispaniola molly)
        
        Species Poecilia koperi
        
        Species Poecilia kykesis
        
        Species Poecilia latipinna (Sailfin mollie)
        
        Species Poecilia latipunctata (Broadspotted molly)
        
        Species Poecilia marcellinoi
        
        Species Poecilia maylandi (Balsas molly)
        
        Species Poecilia mechthildae
        
        Species Poecilia mexicana (Atlantic molly)
        
        Species Poecilia nicholsi
        
        Species Poecilia obscura
        
        Species Poecilia orri (Mangrove molly)
        
        Species Poecilia petenensis (Peten molly)
        
        Species Poecilia reticulata (Barbados millions)
        
        Species Poecilia rositae
        
        Species Poecilia salvatoris
        
        Species Poecilia sphenops (Black Molly)
        
        Species Poecilia sulphuraria (Molly del Teapa)
        
        Species Poecilia teresae (Mountain molly)
        
        Species Poecilia vandepolli
        
        Species Poecilia velifera (Giant sailfin molly)
        
        Species Poecilia vivipara (Guppy)
        
        Species Poecilia wandae
        
        Species Poecilia wingei

Confused by a class within a class or an order within an order? Please see our brief essay.

To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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