Echiniscoidea
Echiniscoidea | |
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Echiniscoides higginisi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Tardigrada |
Class: | Heterotardigrada |
Order: | Echiniscoidea |
Families | |
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Echiniscoidea is an order of tardigrades, a phylum of water-dwelling, eight-legged, segmented micro-animals.[1][2] It was first described by Richters in 1926.[3]
Families
The order Echiniscoidea consists of the following families:[2]
- CarphaniidaeBinda & Kristensen, 1986
- Echiniscidae Thulin, 1928
- Echiniscoididae Kristensen & Hallas, 1980
- OreellidaeRamazzotti, 1962
References
- ISBN 978-0-9558636-9-1.
The class Heterotardigrada includes two orders: Arthrotardigrada and Echiniscoidea.
- ^ University of Modena. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ Echiniscoidea, World Register of Marine Species
External links
- Media related to Echiniscoidea at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Echiniscoidea at Wikispecies