Biology:Multipseudechniscus raneyi
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Short description: Species of tardigrade
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| Genus: | Multipseudechiniscus Schulte & Miller, 2011
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| Species: | Multipseudechiniscus raneyi (Grigarick, Mihelčič & Schuster, 1964)
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Multipseudechiniscus raneyi is a species of tardigrades. It is the only species of Multipseudechiniscus, a genus within the family Echiniscidae.[1]
The species was first described as Pseudechiniscus raneyi by Albert A. Grigarick, Franc Mihelčič & Robert O. Schuster in 1964.[2] It was placed in the new genus Multipseudechinscus in 2011.[2] The species occurs in the western United States , in the states of California , Oregon and Montana.[3]
References
- ↑ 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 15 December 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Multipseudechiniscus raneyi (Grigarick, Mihelčič & Schuster, 1964). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 December 2018.
- ↑ Miller, Schulte & Johansson, 2012 : Tardigrades of North America: further description of the genus Multipseudechiniscus Schulte & Miller, 2011 (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscoidea: Echiniscidae) from California. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, vol. 125, no 2, p. 153-164.
Further reading
- Grigarick, Mihelčič & Schuster, 1964 : New Tardigrada from western North America. 1. Pseudechiniscus. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, vol. 77, p. 5-8
Wikidata ☰ Q2053984 entry
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