Biology:Antechiniscus
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Short description: Genus of tardigrades
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Echiniscoidea |
| Family: | Echiniscidae |
| Genus: | Antechiniscus Kristensen, 1987 |
Antechiniscus is a genus of tardigrade in the family Echiniscidae.[1] The genus was first described by Reinhardt Kristensen in 1987.
Species
The genus includes six species:[1]
- Antechiniscus conversus (Horning & Schuster, 1983)
- Antechiniscus jermani Rossi & Claps, 1989
- Antechiniscus lateromamillatus (Ramazzotti, 1964)
- Antechiniscus moscali Claxton, 2001
- Antechiniscus parvisentus (Horning & Schuster, 1983)
- Antechiniscus perplexus (Horning & Schuster, 1983)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Degma, Peter; Bertolani, Roberto; Guidetti, Roberto (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018). University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. http://www.tardigrada.modena.unimo.it/miscellanea/Actual%20checklist%20of%20Tardigrada.pdf. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
Further reading
- Kristensen, 1987 : Generic revision of the Echiniscidae (Heterotardigrada), with a discussion of the origin of the family. Collana U.Z.I. Selected Symposia and Monographs, no. 1, p. 261-335.
- Nomenclator Zoologicus info
Wikidata ☰ Q4132421 entry
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