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Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell 1896)

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell 1896)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Systematic Database of the Scale Insects of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Dactylopius opuntiae
Species recognized by Mexico Species List, NCBI, and United States Species List
Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell 1896)
Species recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1, GBIF classification, and Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species
Dactylopius opuntiae
Species recognized by wikidata_hierarchy tar gz, wikipedia IT, wikipedia EN, Barcode of Life Data Systems, Simpson et al 2020, Global Biotic Interactions, iNaturalist data coverage, and Wikipedia (inferred records)
Dactylopius opuntiae
Recognized by NMNH type specimens
Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell 1896)
Species recognized by Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024, iNaturalist, Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy, TreatmentBank, and GBIF data coverage

Alternative Names

Coccus cacti opuntiae Cockerell 1896
Not accepted according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from Systematic Database of the Scale Insects of the World in Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life
Coccus cacti opuntiae Cockerell 1896
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Dactylopius opuntiae Cockerell 1929
Synonym according to EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1 and EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1
Coccus cacti opuntiae Cockerell 1896
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Coccus tomentosus
Misapplied according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024
Dactylopius opuntiae Cockerell 1929
Synonym according to Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Common Names

English

Cochineal scale preferred
Recognized by Simpson et al 2020

Curated hierarchies for Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell 1896)

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Paraneoptera
Hemiptera
Sternorrhyncha
Coccoidea
Dactylopiidae
Dactylopius
Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell 1896) (this page)
Dactylopius austrinus De Lotto 1974
Dactylopius bassi (Targioni Tozzetti 1867)
Dactylopius ceylonicus (Green 1896)
Dactylopius coccus Costa 1829
Dactylopius confertus De Lotto 1974
Dactylopius confusus (Cockerell 1893)
Dactylopius salmianus De Lotto 1974
Dactylopius tomentosus (Lamark 1801)
Dactylopius zimmermanni De Lotto 1974

Catalogue of Life 26 March 2024

Biota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Coccoidea
Dactylopiidae
Dactylopius
Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell 1896) (this page)
Dactylopius austrinus De Lotto 1974
Dactylopius bassi (Targioni Tozzetti 1867)
Dactylopius ceylonicus (Green 1896)
Dactylopius coccus Costa 1829
Dactylopius confertus De Lotto 1974
Dactylopius confusus (Cockerell 1893)
Dactylopius salmianus De Lotto 1974
Dactylopius tomentosus (Lamark 1801)
Dactylopius zimmermanni De Lotto 1974

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Paraneoptera
Hemiptera
Sternorrhyncha
Coccoidea
Dactylopiidae
Dactylopius
Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell 1896) (this page)
Dactylopius austrinus De Lotto 1974
Dactylopius bassi (Targioni Tozzetti 1867)
Dactylopius ceylonicus (Green 1896)
Dactylopius coccus Costa 1829
Dactylopius confertus De Lotto 1974
Dactylopius confusus (Cockerell 1893)
Dactylopius salmianus De Lotto 1974
Dactylopius tomentosus (Lamark 1801)
Dactylopius zimmermanni De Lotto 1974

GBIF classification

Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Dactylopiidae
Dactylopius Costa 1835
Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell 1896) (this page)
Dactylopius austrinus De Lotto 1974
Dactylopius bassi (Targioni Tozzetti 1867)
Dactylopius ceylonicus (Green 1896)
Dactylopius coccus Costa 1829
Dactylopius cockerelli
Dactylopius confertus De Lotto 1974
Dactylopius confusus (Cockerell 1893)
Dactylopius gracilipilus
Dactylopius salmianus De Lotto 1974
Dactylopius tomentosus (Lamark 1801)
Dactylopius zimmermanni De Lotto 1974

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Pterygota
Neoptera
Paraneoptera
Hemiptera Linnaeus 1758
Sternorrhyncha
Coccoidea Handlirsch 1903
Dactylopiidae
Dactylopius
Dactylopius opuntiae (Cockerell 1896) (this page)

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Arthropoda
Mandibulata
Pancrustacea
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Neoptera
Paraneoptera
Hemiptera
Sternorrhyncha
Coccoidea
Dactylopiidae
Dactylopius
Dactylopius opuntiae (this page)
Dactylopius austrinus
Dactylopius ceylonicus
Dactylopius coccus
Dactylopius confusus
Dactylopius tomentosus
unclassified Dactylopius

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Arthropoda
Hexapoda
Insecta
Dicondylia
Pterygota
Metapterygota
Neoptera
Eumetabola
Paraneoptera
Hemiptera
Sternorrhyncha
Coccoidea
Dactylopiidae
Dactylopius
Dactylopius opuntiae (this page)
Dactylopius austrinus
Dactylopius bassi
Dactylopius ceylonicus
Dactylopius coccus
Dactylopius confertus
Dactylopius confusus
Dactylopius longispinus
Dactylopius salmianus
Dactylopius tomentosus
Dactylopius zimmermanni
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