Lophodytes Reichenbach 1853 (hooded merganser)
Reptilia - Anseriformes - Anatidae
Parent taxon: Anatidae according to W. A. Lunk 1952
Sister taxa: Anas, Anatinae, Anserinae, Centrornis, Cereopsinae, Chenonetta, Chloephaga, Cnemiornis, Cygnopterus, Cygnus, Dendrochen, Dendrocheninae, Dendrocygna, Dendrocygninae, Eonessinae, Geochen, Hymenolaimus, Mergus, Olar, Oxyurinae, Paracygnopterus, Sinanas, Tadorna, Tadorninae, Thambetochen
Subtaxa: Lophodytes cucullatus
Type: Mergus cucullatus
Ecology: volant herbivore